Will Oxycontin Be Changed Back To Original Formula (Page 16) (Top voted first)

is Oxycontin going back to their old formula? OC instead of OP.

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The FDA has yet to make a decision. I have just sent them an email asking them to please not allow politics and greed to sway a simple decision. They need to think about a patient's quality of life and to think about people that do not have health insurance. Please email them at [email protected] and tell them your story. I am not positive that this is the correct email, but if enough people contact them it could help. Good luck.

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@Robbie Interesting as I too now have elevated liver enzymes, as well as more medical 'issues' than I could list. Almost every problem I have started after the reformulation. I had originally told my Dr that I thought something was wrong with the new formula but was eventually convinced that no one else had problems & it was purely coincidental. I had been on the OCs for complicated problems with my back & neck. I now have pain from head to toe, I've been diagnosed with several autoimmune disorders. I took a shot in the dark the other day & asked my rheumotologist if the OP formula could have caused the autoimmune & his exact words "yes, I absolutely believe that some of the fillers in these meds are causing autoimmune". I had been switched to almost every pain med on the market & after being 'convinced' that OP was safe, I went back on them, I could kick myself for not giving another med more of a chance! If the generic does not get released, I'm really not sure where I will go from here. Besides the autoimmune I also have the problem with my liver enzymes that my team of Drs are trying to figure out, my blood tests are showing problems with my iron (saturation levels too high) as well as clotting problems & hormone problems. Whew, a mouthful, huh!?! So yes, I will write the FDA, thank you for the suggestion. Even if a generic is not made, at this point I feel even the brand (Purdue) should be further tested!

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MoreProblems: I too have had autoimmune problems. I have been diagnosed with Raynaud's Syndrome. I just read the article where the FDA has rejected generic Oxycontin. Needless to say, I'm furious! Something has to be done. Maybe we can start a FB page and get signatures. Do you have any idea how long this extension is for? I'm praying it's only a few months and not until 2025. OMG! I had a feeling it wasn't going to be good, but I was praying I was wrong. Feel free to inbox me at my personal email address: {edited for privacy}

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Oh no! I am so disappointed. Purdue's excuse for extending their patent for 6mo. is to do research on children receiving oxycontin. At least that is what I heard. Why don't they research all the health complaints patients on their products are complaining of?! I am sick of being a 'test' subject' with their product that can make patients so ill. Also although purdue 'stated they changed the oxycontin for safer uses, the truth is their patent was expiring in 2010 and they didn't want to give up their money maker. GREED is what moves them!

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Yeppers, I just read the FDA is banning any generic oxycontin as of today. Guy, the thing to do is write the FDA and your senator explaining what this medicine is doing to your health.The other alternative is to stop buying purdues products.

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I have the elevated liver enzymes too. This began right from the start of the the new OP formula. I have been on the OPs since they were first introduced, and now I was recently diagnosed with fatty liver disease, a prelude to cirrhosis. I don't take anything else that could cause this, not overweight, etc, etc. Anyone have thoughts on this one. I never had elevated liver enzymes with the OC formula. The insurance companies are probably paying Purdue to kill us off so they don't have to cover the high cost of the medication.

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Re-lable oxycontin? So..purdue is extending their patent by re-labling? And not to further studies on children as planned? Hmm..Purdue certainly is creative in finding ways to extend their patent.

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@Anna & @MoreProblems- Please write to the FDA at [email protected] and tell them your problems with the OP version and your disgust over their horrible decision. I wrote to them yesterday before they made their announcement. I received a response today from a Drug Information Specialist and the email was signed by someone with the initials L.E. I was a bit surprised that someone actually read my email and responded to it. They need to hear from patients that are prescribed Oxycontin OP and who are having issues with it. I saw my pain management doctor today and told him how disgusted I was that the FDA had ruled against the generics. I'm lucky enough to be able to afford health insurance. But, since I work for myself and have individual insurance my carrier limits me to the number of pills I can have in a 30day period. It doesn't matter if I'm on different doses, they'll only pay for a maximum of 120 pills. So, I have to pay cash for my other prescriptions. I was really looking forward to the generics- not only would I no longer have had to worry about that glue/gummy material in my body, but I would have saved hundreds of dollars per month! I can't understand how they allowed generic Opana, but they denied generic Oxycontin. If I lived closer to Canada I'd go over the border to have my prescriptions filled. Does anyone know of a mail order pharmacy where I could send my prescriptions and have them filled with generics?

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Robbie..i plan on writing to the FDA as well as Purdue.I feel in my bones Purdue paid off the FDA to keep generics off the market. The only recourse patients have is to quit buying products from them. I keep telling myself that he 'filler's in the new formula oxycontin are harmless yet my 'gut' is saying otherwise.How many lives will it take before they put a stop to this insanity? Every time I dose, I can feel the heaviness in my stomach and the severe nausea forthcoming.That can't possibly be a good thing.

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Does not surprise me. Having tried OP version I can not imagine anyone continuing it. Get real Oxycontin from outside the US or follow my suggestion and go to IR 4 times daily, brandname Oxynorm caps much better than any tabletted oxy.

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This is what i'm concerned about. I have been on the new formula oxycontin OP for 2 years. Since the first dose of the new formula to now I have lost more than 50lbs. I live with daily nausea and periodic severe severe cramping. I have lost my appetite and when I do eat,it just lays there.I recently had a colonscopy and endoscopy and have suffered from damage from 'something' as there is scarring in my small bowel as well as the large one. My question is..is the new formula responsible? My doctor believes te new formula op's are wonderful and will not listen to my concerns. Don't suggest I find another doctor as the war on chronic pain patients is dreadful and in my state at least 200,000 pain patients were dropped by their pain doctors after a new law was passed concerning opiate pain meds and it has medical doctors just don't want to deal with pain patients.I just don't know what to think or do.

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Now how do you know if they are less "gummy" unless you are crushing or chewing them up? I think maybe you might be.

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I agree with all this pain med is not the same ,I I knew something was wrong my pain was still there I called the doctor and said it was not helping so I had to take back med I just bought and was treated like a drug addict,and give me a higher dose that is still same pain still here what is in this now does anyone know it is not fair to people that really need it

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The bioavailability of Opana is 1/3rd or 1/4th strength when swallowed as opposed to taken nasally. I know it seems like a junky thing to do, but if he is willing to 'abuse' the Opana, unlike some medications, it will literally be at least 3 times stronger. Whatever your feelings are on this, if he is in serious pain, it is a fix to the problem. Most medications are the same or weaker when taken differently, but Opana is one exception. Google it if you want confirmation. I don't know why they cannot just make this medication strong orally, but this truly is effective. I'm not a junky. I am a disabled combat vet and have been through the gauntlet finding medication to work, and so I studied all of this. Many people would shy away from using Opana nasally due to the fact that it seems like something an addict would do, but it is simply a form of ingesting the medication that in this case is very effective. My has cancer, stage 4, terminal, and he is no junkie, but I have told him about this because there is NO reason for him to suffer simply because some moron at the manufacturing facility cannot figure out how to make this pain medication effective orally. I don't know if this helps you or not, but it was worth a shot.

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I can not believe that it is really as effective. This new formula has rendered it useless in my system. I was on the old formula for about 10 years and during that time I took it in the morning and at night. I didn't have to think about pain unless I hurt myself. (I have rotatory scoliosis, degenerative disk disease and arthritis.) It actually gave me energy and I was involved in my life. I thought it was a miracle drug. When they reformulated, I was in it about 10 days before I started getting diarhea, feeling antsy, laying awake at night not sleeping with restless legs. It felt like withdrawal and it has never worked for me. My only guess as to why is that I'm only a 100# person 5'3". I have always had a fast metabolism. In my layman's mind it goes through my system too fast to be effective. I was so sure this reformulation would fail due to ineffectiveness. I have never found anything that worked like that. I spend way too much time on pain management and way too little time involved in my life. It breaks my heart.

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I read the thing about the FDA wanting all pains meds to be tamper resistant now (In response to Purdue's original patent expiring and another company wanting to make a generic).
However Purdue and Actavis(joining with Watson) made an agreement that they could make a generic oxycontin. The generic may be available as soon as January 1st,2014. I think the FDA still needs to approve it.
I sure hope that the generic will be more like the original Oxycontin.
I’ve been in so much pain since Purdue created the OP. I’ve been in a quandary about talking with my doctor and changing meds…because Oxycontin had worked so well for me since 1996. I’;ll probably try to stick it out and try to wait for the generic…i pray it will actually be released-and work!
I really don’t think it could be coincidence that so many pain patients would say that the OP doesn’t work, plus makes their stomach hurt if it wash;’t true. It certainly is true for me.

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I feel for you. I have been taking the new formula for 2 years and have suffered badly from GI issues. I had a colonscophy and endoscopy done recently and have learned my small bowel and esphagas are damaged. I can often feel each and every oxycontin make their way down my entire digestive system. It feels like a very hot heat..not a burning so much as a hot scalding. That can not be good for anyone!

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There will not be any generic versions of OxyContin that are similar to the original "OC" formulation - The FDA has re-classified the original OxyContin OC and considers that it was discontinued by Purdue for "safety reasons". The FDA has stated it will reject any generic versions of OxyContin that are easily abused. The have to have some deterrent to keep them from being abused. So far, only Purdue has come up with an abuse-proof version of time-released oxycodone - and the technology of their formulation that prevents this is patented. So, likely a long wait for any kind of generic version of OxyContin, and when/if one does hit the market, it won't be like OxyContin OC.

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Yes there is no outter shell there same coating as the original.. The best bet for everyone is to get a time release and a lot of oxycodone 30 g still won't stack up to the old oc nothing stacks up to them.. dilodid is another option but I've herd people say they don't get relief from them niether..

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DON'T BLAME PURDUE BLAME THE GOVERNMENT MAN ITS ALL POLITICS! MY DR SAID JUST WAIT UNTIL MR O PRESIDENT IS DONE THEN THINGS WILL CHANGE! Here it is folks president O hates I mean hates Rush Limbaugh and Rush got caught insufflating 60 mg oxys and was dr shopping and spent over 100k a year and Our President hates his guts and said therefore America has a pill problem and something must be done so he spent 500mill cracking down on pain mgmt. doctors and the American public are absolutely clueless!

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