Will Oxycontin Be Changed Back To Original Formula (Page 2)
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is Oxycontin going back to their old formula? OC instead of OP.

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Thank you so much for your kind words .maybe I will write more another day ,too sad to write today ,but thank you again

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Deanne...who are you referring to when you posted your comment..?
I find it crazy that anyone who comes onto this page has a go at people that are stating their opinion....
The people on here have done nothing but help me with imfortation and support..I think we have to keep in mind that most of them are suffering with pain and a lot are frustrated that they cannot receive the pain medication that they need...

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ONs are a tamper proof Oxycontin, also produced by Purdue. They were released on the market in 2012 as OxyNeo.

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You mam or Sir do not for the love of God know what you are talking about. I am sitting here in utter shock in the manner in which you are speaking to these "human beings" I dont know which planet you came from or which rock you crawled out of but after 15 + year as taking this medication I have to agree the op's are just terrible !!!! No where near the pain relief that the Oc's had!!! So before you state your opinion like it's " The law" remember that yours is just that...." an opinion" as is mine but with so many in aggreance how could we all be wrong!

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Zaborav OP is distributed in Australia by Mundipharma, it's the reformulation.....we do however have a generic Oxycontin. I know that Oxycontin is the brand name for controlled release. Someone was asking about a tablet with ON stamped on it, only thing i could think of was OxyNorm.

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Michelle, ONR is the printing on OxyNorm. OP do not exist outside the US and those countries it is distributed by Purdue.
Everywhere else in the world, OC are as they have always been, but watch for overpricing in Romania especially. UK and NL are the best countries. I thought most OC patients now got them from Europe... oh and there is no such thing as IR OxyContin - 'Contin' is short for CONTINUOUS, meaning continuous release!

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I live in the U.S., a western MA, rural area. There is only one pain management clinic nearby, and they are the ones who recently held the conference with all local doctors to decide on this horrific plan. About 9 months ago, I attended a chronic pain management conference that was given by an out of state group. It was an excellent conference and stressed that doctors should really listen to their chronic pain patients because they know what works for them. It also taught doctors how to recognize red flag patients who may be seeking more pain meds for reasons other than pain, and that part of the conference was excellent too. I also noticed that my PC was there so I was very happy, thinking that he would be more open to managing his chronic pain patients in a more appropriate way. But....when I went to see my PC, I very quickly realized that he ONLY concentrated on the red flag warnings, and suddenly all of his chronic pain patients were suspect, including me. I felt as though we had attended completely different conferences. I have never given ANY red flag warnings. I have never taken more pain meds than I should, I have always tolerated some pain, rather than ask for more meds, I have passed all of his drug panels with flying colors, my counts have always been accurate, I have never gone doctor shopping. I never did anything on the red flag list, and when I told my PC this, he said, "Well, we have to be very careful nowadays because most drug seekers are very tricky and good at fooling their doctors." I have been seeing this guy for 40 yrs, so I don't get where he is coming from. And shortly after that conference, he cut my long acting pain med from 80 mg to 60 mg, and increased my short acting med, which made no sense to me. But then came this new conference, and now long acting pain meds are being decreased then stopped for all chronic pain patients. In 2 months, I was down to 40mg (with no increase on the short acting), and the next stop is 0 mg. I have barely gotten out of bed ever since; it hurts just to roll over. Is this quality of life? Isn't "quality of life" supposed to be the goal for those living with chronic pain? And, I don't know what they're talking about, saying that after many yrs the pain meds don't work anyway, so just stop taking them. They always worked for me. Pain is subjective, so how can they say something like that regarding all chronic pain patients? How do they know? They don't live in our bodies. So, I'm at a complete loss...now living in severe pain with more to come. I can't just up and move. We own a house, our whole family lives close by, including my 99 yr old mother. My husband is approaching retirement & would lose out if he left now. Terrible situation for me and everyone like me. As I see it....hopeless!

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Hello Jeannie,
I'm so sorry to hear that . I'm having anxiety just contemplating myself in this position . What area do U live in, just so I can put my mind at rest... Do U see a pain management dr ? Oftentimes they will help u. It doesn't make sense to have a blanket rule for all patients . As a long term pain medication user i know it sure works for me ... Hope this remedies itself .

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That stuff with the targin upset my stomach all the time.

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Thats horrific Jeanie, id be going to my nearest MP & & discussing it with them.....if that gets you nowhere go higher up the political scale..... Also id be moving away from the area you live in, i know for a fact i could't cope with the pain i have without strong analgesia.....i dont understand how doctors can be so callous they are supposed to help not hurt their patients.

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Well, people in my area aren't going to have to worry about the difference between OCs & OPs or the difference between any long acting pain med for that matter. All the doctors in my area have made a pact to take all long acting pain meds away from all patients. They claim that research has proven that after taking them for many yrs they don't work anyway, so there is no point in taking them. Every chronic pain patient around here has had their dose cut in half over a 2 month period, with the goal of being pain med free in the next 2 months. There is no concern for the patient's diagnosis or their pain levels. All chronic pain patients must and will be medication free in the next 2 months. None of the doctors care about pain; obviously they are viewing it as a drug problem. Who wants to live in pain? I know I don't.

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Michael, are they immediate release or slow release oxycontin? If immediate release the ON could stand for OxyNorm, which is one of the brand names for this....... Cant think what else it could be...... Who is it made by?

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I just got some 40my oxys stamped on what does this mean. Not oc or op but on. Help ty

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Targin still has oxycodone in it a d yes it mess your stomach up.I took it for 2 months..

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Caggor, it makes me sad & angry to read your post esp as there was one similiar a few months back.... I dont understand what doctors in the US are thinking!! why are they not listening to their patients, esp ones that are at this point because they cant endure the pain any longer..,..btw, i do understand...the disease i have has no cure or treatment beyond pain relief & before i decided to go onto this medication the pain was so bad i was contemplating my choices. It took a while to get the doseage to the point it was effective also but ive beennstable for about 4yrs now. All i can suggest is try the ideas Bobby mentioned (if you havent already) & i wish so badly someone will help you. Take care

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I am so sorry to hear this. All I can say to you is that I completely understand where u are coming from in regards to lack of efficacy with the reformulated OxyContin. I know this as I had a very similar problem when the reformulation came out (in regards to it not working nearly as well with awful side effects) luckily I am in Australia and there is a generic . I assume u are in America . Don't listen to the so called specialist and pharmacy reps - there is a marked difference in the way this reformulated stuff works on certain individuals . I myself was one of them. I feel for you , I would have been in a similar situation if the generic had not come out , and was also being told I was making it up and that of course it still worked the same -absolute bs! It's so sad our quality of life and medication that worked for us has been effected by drug addicts (although Purdue pharm is also to blame as they marketed it as non addictive when they knew it was)
Have u tried other meds? Perhaps fentanyl patch ? My mother is highly sensitive to all opioids other than that. Before u do something as drastic as taking your own life (tho I understand why) please look jnto other opioids such as fentanyl or oxymorphone...
I'm sorry if these have been suggested before or if u have tried them. The other option which I had to use due to side effects from the reformulated OxyContin is taking multiple doses of short acting oxycodone . These need to be taken every four to six hours. I'm not sure of the brand name in America but worldwide there is always a short acting oxycodone formulation available -often used for break through pain. Obviously it's not ideal, but surely it must be better than acquiescing to this insane war on prescription drugs that is going on and which u through no fault of your own have been caught in the crossfire . I'm so sorry to hear what u are going through and my thoughts are with you. Please ask your dr if This can be done . U are in a very extreme situation and oftentimes when Drs titrate your oxycodone dose they begin with short acting drugs and then switch over to extended release . Obviously u would want to stay on the short acting dose as the reformulated junk doesn't work for you (like many others) please let me know how u go.
Sincere condolences and empathy being sent your way .
Regards
Bobby L
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I had been taking oxycontin er 3 times a day of 40 mg. 2 times and 20 mg. once a day .I have severe neuropathy, fibromyalgia, two transplants and now on dialysis 3 times a week and had shingles and meningitis which has left me with a lot of nerve damage but through all of this I was doing pretty well as far as pain control then they changed it. I did not know they were going to do this yet from one month On the original formula doing well and the month they changed it I went down hill I even brought my medication back to the pharmacy to make sure it was correct and that's when I was told it was changed. When I started reading some comments from people saying we were just druggies, shame on these people I would like to give them my pain for a day and see what they. I am nothing but an empty shell of what I used to be. and the only good thing that happened was renal failure because I can choose to stop dialysis to end my pain,which is what I am in the process of trying to prepare my family in my decision. I have had enough with this country worrying more about addicts than the millions of people with chronic pain. they chose to take medication they didn't need, I have no choice. I have corresponded with people from many different countries having the same problem and some whose country has not forced pharmaceutical companies to change, lucky people in those countries. I know nothing will change before I die but was hoping to help others. Our U.S.A thinks they are stopping addicts. I have read many ways people are cooking up to abuse the new oxy and also others are taking much more than prescribed just trying to alleviate the pain and end up in the hospital and addicts are turning to illicit drugs. So they have done nothing but create different drug abuse with drugs they don't know what is in them. If they really were worried about their kids then they should take alcohol and change it so they can't get drunk many more children die from alcohol than prescription meds and our children are dying from gun related incidents, so ban all gun sales. I am not sure which category I would be in, the can't live in this much pain anymore so I choose not to, I am so angry that addicts are forcing us to live in pain. there are millions of people out there saying that oxy is not the same, I also think Doctors should be ashamed for not sticking up for their patients. My GP had no interest in what I was saying and palliative care didn't seem to care either. In the beginning I wanted to start a petition of some sort but was told it would need to be mostly signed by doctors and pain specialists. I doubt that will ever happen. Sorry this is so long but it may be the last time I will get to say anything. Thanks to anyone reading this.

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Wow I thought I was the only one with these problems, my Dr who is great has been treating me for free for about 14 years now, has swapped me off oxycontin to targin and it gives me the s***s, I never had a problem with oxycontin and constipation but he thinks targin is better for me. "I don't think that", what can I do?

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Thats great news Zaborav.....but any mention on how the tablet can be abused is very bad form, esp considering this is why legitimate patients are suffering with only having the new tamper resistant OP. Sorry but i find it really careless....

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As I said months back, this is an issue affecting only a couple of countries. The vast majority of Oxycontin is now, always has been and always WILL be the same as it ever was. I tried an OP or ten (80mg) once and was appalled at how they felt about half strength and gave me dreadful GI side effects. Imagine being dispensed a box of 120mg purples and only getting the effect of a 60mg red pill? And an effing sore stomach for days to boot! It may be of interest to readers that my doctor told me last month that she had been told that in future I would NOT be given Oxycontin at the pharmacy, but (as she had been instructed) the CHEAPEST GENERIC MR OXYCODONE. I was delighted to find that this 'generic' called LONGTEC, distributed by Qderm, is in fact OXYCONTIN! Precisely the same tablets, made by the same manufacturer on the same line, same 'OC' & '80' imprint, same excipients in same proportion, in fact Oxycontin brand-name tablets simply in a different blister and box! Even the PIL is identical to that inserted in OC brand boxes, deleting the word 'Oxycontin' and inserting 'Longtec' wherever necessary... If I had been given Actavis Reltebon or Lannacher Oxylan, the only other two makes apart from OC as distributed by NAPP (UK) & Mundipharma (Europe Continental), I would have probably thrown them back at the pharmacist as they are so poor as to be almost unusable for my pain levels. So any UK resident given an unexpected new Rx form with 'Longtec' specified, worry not. You're getting the same tablets as ever! Praiiise the Looord! Very strange situation. The only difference is that Longtec do NOT come in 15, 30, 60 or 120mg strengths, so if you are on one of those, then you will habe no choice except original branded OC. Longtec also powder the same way, into something almost as fine as talc. If you need them that way...

BTW! Actavis LYNLOR (Immediate release capsules) are just as strong and high quality (a first for that company methinks) as branded OxyNorm. Only difference I noticed was imprint 'OXY 20' rather than the brand's 'ONR 20'. Don't fear the Actavis capsules. They might be able to make a good capsule but for Christ sakes avoid their MR "RELTEBON" (only in 10/20/40/80mg) which may not be so bad as Lannacher's OXYLAN (OXYDOLOR in some countries) but still awful compared with OC pills of either brand.

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