I Have A Petition Against Actavis Pharmaceutical For Distributing Bad Oxycodone

I have a petition against Actavis Pharmaceutical for distributing bad Oxycodone. I called Actavis on the phone and they claim that the formula is the same. I was told by a reliable source that the formula has changed along with more fillers and binder included. Please let me know if you want to find my petition on Change.org. The heading will read ACTAVIS pharmaceuticals: STOP SELLING OXYCODONE AS A PLACEBO PILL TO CHRONIC PAIN SUFFERERS! Stop lining the pockets of Actavis Pharmaceutical!

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I have been taking 15mg Oxycodone for some time now. I actually break the tablet into quarters and take 3.75mg at night. Last month I began taking my recently filled prescription of Activas 15mg Oxycodone from Walgreens. After taking the Activas I became very sick. Stomach pain with very bad diarrhea. This lasted for over a month, a couple of doctor visits, and a couple of diagnostics. I later figured out it was the Activas Oxy. I only take it at night and I do not take it every night. It was strange that when I did not take it, the next morning my stool was a little better, but would go down hill when I would take it again. I quit taking the Activas and got better. I started taking some leftover Malicroft(sp?) and never had a problem. Now I am out, have a bunch of Activas I refuse to take, and have a new prescription to fill and do not know what Brand to take. I can only find Activas, Quilitest(sp?), or KVK. Anyone have any insight on these brands?

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@Tony,

This may not go for everyone, but from what I've been reading in a lot of the discussion threads here, KVK tech doesn't appear to have any better feedback than Actavis with regards to side effects and overall efficacy.

In my opinion, finding the brand with the least amount of negative reviews is probably the one that's worth going for. I personally found that to be a close call between Mallinckrodt and Qualitest, but I know others may feel differently based on their own individual experience.

It might also be a good idea to take some time out and browse through a few of the oxycodone threads here, to see what the majority of people are saying about other manufacturers that weren't already mentioned, such as Mylan or Purdue.

I hope this helps!

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Try endocet by endo pharmaceuticals. ...they have been getting goid review s considering. .. i take them now myself as well. They're no way near as effective as Watson, but theyre the best ur going to get now. Good luck!

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I just knew this was not my oxycodone that ive been taking for years. Just filled my script i am on second day an still no pain relief ive been itching headache stomachache.. something is not right!!! I called the pharmasist at walgrens said it is a new brand. This is actualky a placbo. Politics now messing arond with pain medicines an it is not legal. If i can get ahold of a lab an have this analyzed i WILL get to the bottom of this. Drs dont care they say all they do is write the script... 200.00 for a script i a placebo is totally illegal. I WILL seek an attorney. I take this medication for my pain an now like health ins e feds are trying to fool us..i hope we can all ban together on this matter an get a legal case out there. its very sad this is happening. This also has raised my bloodpressure almost 80pt.At pain management yesterday it was 130/70..24hours ago now these so called brand Actavis oxycodone my pressure was 185/112.this could kill me due to the new brand!!!

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A Petition won't stop the sale of a medication. If there was something wrong with the drug from a safety standpoint, the FDA would have it recalled.

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Yes i want to sign the petition..This company needs to be stopped..Ive had same problems with the fake placebo posing as oxycodone...Looking for a lab that can take one of us patients oxycodone atavis..an get to the bottom of this..They are robbing us to make them rich..please send any feedback requarding petitions out there ill be signing..thank you...sailor

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Someone needs too!! This was the very reason i came to this site today. activas Complaints!! unbelieveable bad company. And they are actually getting away with it. Damn the people who are really seriously in pain 24/7. WAIT!!! thanks FDA!!!

To bad this world has come to this. Quick, fast money. Thats all it is now. What happen to testing for years? Out the window! thats why its recalls on everything. Lipitor???? Abilify?? resperdal???? really?? I know a child that is only 7 taking Abilify right now ( a child) hasnt been out that long and being recalled already. Nothing is tested anymore. Well thats what we are doing now. lol :) be safe!!! and i will go to your site and sign your petition. THANK YOU!!!! stay on it!!!!

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watson has been bought by actavis - now actavis is undercutting any other generic . so all pharmacies are buying it - i don't know if any other generic is available - actavis is waiting for FDA approval to market a drug that is following Purdue's formula which prevents drug from being effective when broken down, chewed, etc. like they have done with Oxycontin - in the meantime FDA has allowed them to market it in the meantime - but this should not effect the drug when taken properly - believe me, i have done my research on this - i have also called actavis and talked and talked to them - they supposedly took all my information down - it was a circle and i ended back at customer service and it took 2 hours - i finally asked to be transferred to the president or CEO of company and of course they wouldn't do that - i have his name and will be right back with it - chincoteague

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Having problems with this Mfg. also tried to return the pills to the pharmacy and they said I was the only complaint. Then he told me that if at least 3 people reported it then they would submit it to the FDA so Please tell your pharmacy so we can get the a333 off the shelf.....

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I KNOW MY BODY VERY WELL AND THIS IS MY STORY. I WAS ON OXYCODONE5/325 FROM A COMPANY CALLED AUROBINDO ,FROM INDIA THEY WERE NOT WORKING SO MY DOCTOR WHO I HAVE BEEN GOING TO FOR 4 YEARS CHANGED THE DOSE TO OXYCODONE 10/325 FROM THE COMPANY ACTAVIS WELL THE IST WEEK I HAD THE WORST GI PROBLEMS YOU CAN IMAGINE AND I REALLY FELT LIKE THEY WERE NOT WORKING THEN THE 2ND WEEK I HAVE COME DOWN WITH THE WORST RASH EVER, AND THESE PILLS ARE NOTHING BUT TYLENOL AND GOSH KNOWS WHAT ELSE THEN TONIGHT AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I REALIZE IM NOT CRAZY TODAY I AM CALLING THE FDA AT 888-463-6322 THEN CVS HEAD QUARTERS TO LET THEM KNOW WHATS GOING ON , THEN MY PAIN DOCTOR AND THEN A VISIT TO MY PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR ALL THIS WILL TAKE ALL DAY ITS JUST NOT RIGHT!!!! ok ALL FOR NOW JUST HAD TO SHARE MY STORY

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I had wrote a pist but they mustve not approved it.....so ill try again. You all have to realize that actacrap is a generic Percocet. ....when u talk about oxycodone, that is a diff med.. its confusing wether some of u r on just straight oxycodone (which is not a Percocet. ....oxy doesnt have the acetaminophen included in it, Percocet does). If any of u r taking straight oxycodone, the formula has been modified to include an abuse deterrent ingredient as one has mentioned below. This makes it more difficult for abusers to insufflate or inj. it. This also changes the formula as a whole and the way its broken down in ur system as well as how long it takes to b broken down n absorbed once taken, despite a comment from another below who mentions it wouldnt make a difference. ...thats wrong. Another interesting fact....since introducing this deterrent into the market, the thought behind it was to lower the numbers on people who abuse their meds...what they didnt forsee was that while the numbers may have dropped some ( not enough for them to brag about), abusers are not only finding their way around the new formulation, it has risen the number of people who abuse illegal drugs, mostly H since its cheaper and theyre able to get their high. So while they were messing with our meds thinking they were gonna stop these i****s from abusing pills, they actually forced the abusers to turn to H n raising the percentage of H use, which is more deadly than pill abuse. All in all, they made things worse by not thinking it thru! How they thought people would have no choice but to clean up is beyond me......how these shmoo's didnt realize if they mess with one, theyll just find another source to serve their purpose just proves the people driving the bus on this problem should be demoted to janitorial duties! Theres the truth behind this mess!

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Sorry but I have searched change.org and didn't find your petition. Can you provide us with a URL link to it please?

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I would go w/ the kvk, I take that brand & no problems. Just got actavis 15's myself & it's terrible side effects & also does not work worth s***, like you but only I had a few kvk left I found & instantly I took one my chronic pain ( I'm in bad shape & should be on much stronger meds but have no ins & cannot afford oh and f*** the affordable care act, their not paying the doctors ) back to topic I'm so pissed off because that pharmacy & owner has been my friend for many years now, it " Just goes to show you don't ever know, watch each card you play, & PLEASE PLAY IT SLOW" Garcia .. Anyways yeah who knows anymore this country is going to hell in a bucket, the pharmacutical companies are robbing people blind, it's just legal "DRUG DEALING" & insane amounts of trafficking. Yet I cannot sit in my own home & partake in a joint of good quality, I hate to take pills, but I have to function at least a little I never abuse them & if I did I think these actavis would make you very sick, " BY DESIGN " this country is now # 2 & owned by china who is # 1 now & the new main currency. We all voted him in & now we pay the price, anyone ever notice how Obama never puts his hand on his chest EVER when our national anthem is played. Best to get off this s***, because when the s*** hits & it will those dependent on our meds will be struck down first. Sorry to get off on a rant but honestly America is just a business anymore, if you love your rights & constitution anymore your a target & even worse if you practice a religion!

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How do we do this. I was given actavis for a few months during the shortage of mallinckrodt. Which work for me well. I was in so much pain. My nerves got inflammation too. I need help on this..

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I tried desperately to start a petition but I couldnt get enough signstures to allow the petition to be seen. I can try to direct you to the petition that I wrote on change.org. My email address is {edited for privacy}

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I totally understand your frustration and please let me know if you want to sign my petition against Actavis because the crap that they're making is making people sick.

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Its been so long that I need to look for the petition. I couldn't get sny signatures so I decided to put it on hold. I will work on this for you.
Thank you

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The Actavis oxycodone has also caused me to develop an ulcer. This is why I created a petition against Actavis. My petition is on change.org Its been a while since Ive seen it because I couldn't get any signatures but Im sure its still there and I will work hard to find it because Actavis percocet not only caused me an ulcer but it doesn't do anything for my pain. Watson worked for five years and now Actavis took over and added some drug abuse deterrent formula. This is why people are overdosing and dying because if they cant get pain relief from the doctor they will resort to H and other illicit drugs.

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change.org/p/actavis-pharmaceutical-stop-selling-oxycodone-as-placebo-pills-to-chronic-pain-sufferers-we-have-been-made-aware-of-the-takeover-of-watson-pharmaceutical-stop-lining-the-pockets-of-actavis-pharmaceutical

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I have been a PM pt for quit sometime and was not able to obtain my other brand . Within 2 days of using ACTAVIS , my pain is doubled and there is definitely something going wrong with my gastro system . Looks like I will have a whole month of hell . I read up and found others have noticed that it's not up to par . I filed a complaint with the FDA and told them my experiences . Hopefully they can receive enough complaints that we can be heard . Come on FDA take a good look into these obvious complaints . Good luck to all , don't use ACTACRAP !!! :)

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Re: Tony (# 1)

Forgive me for being Negative

Today's pharmaceutical companies that make oxycodone are getting worse and worse
I BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE OUR GOVERNMENT GIVES THEM PERMISSION TO CORRUPT THE PROCESS ---- Which in turn profits these companies greater
I'm having trouble with many different makers
None is exempt

It would prove more profitable to find what new laws state and federal were enacted to allow these companies to make fake drugs

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WOW!! I'm not crazy. My pain has been so much more often!! Friends and family ask WHAT THE DIFFERENCE is. I Wonder how LONG these ABUSERS/PAIN INFLICTORS, have been doing this to me. I'm ready 4 emergency room w/gastro issues, pelvic girdle EXTRA PAIN, much LESS ABLE/ACTIVE, MORE DEPRESSED & BLAMING ME(myself), GOING INSANE CRYING , trying to get to church as much as B4 IM SO HURT AND ANGRY . DISGUSTING, wretchedness
SHAME ON YOU ALL! Your GREED AND MONEY VERSES US CHRONIC PAIN PPL BARELY MAKING IT
WAY 2 GO. KICK A DOG WHEN THEYRE DOWN

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Unless its posted on the bottle there is no deterrent. My bottle says nothing. Also you could have gotten an ulcer from pain, stress, foods, other meds and on and on. Maybe your tolerance went up and they just don't work as well. YOU DO KNOW there is always more than one possible answer. You people all sound crazy. I have been on pain meds for years and years. Your body adjusts, changes, builds tolerances, etc etc. Why is it so easy to blame the best drug you get? Maybe no more euphoria. You know that you are exaggerating just a little if not a lot! Pain meds are not supposed to make you feel high! Maybe the first week and then you're chasing it. That's what you all sound like. When I was 20 I sounded like all of you people. I would love to see the ages of all the people who are making a big deal out of the BIG BAD PAIN MEDICINE COMPANIES! They don't sell their drugs if they don't put DRUGS into the product. Plus they'd break the LAW in all countries. WAKE UP PEOPLE. You have changed more than your drugs - i.e. tolerance, change of food, weight, other meds...

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I have the same problem, these pills aren't worth a ****ing dime! These companies need to be stopped!!!

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Please give us a link to this "BIO SIMULATORS" the chemical structure that visually & markably mimicked that of the oxycodone molecule must be retained & to not use the the sine as a base to make this a ( K ) Japan agonist is no doubt true but this does not make it a bio stimulator, I'm sorry today I would only hope to believe this is not correct & that your intel is a Lil cloudy, oxycodone was first developed & used in 1916 actually by a German chemist to try & create an alternative to that of morpine & or it's newly developed dark friend I think all you be known as in this time of age, being pure opiates which was more prevalent in the modern day medicine cabinet thanks to Bayer, yep your very own maker of aspirin, which if I take, I will take it in it's natural form which is willow bark extract. I'm not saying that there's not something going on w/ big brother & all it pharmaceutical companies but please do enlighten us where we can view this info you speak of, I think MANY folks on this thread would appreciate this, I myself would that's for sure & being this being a discussion on the validity of ones brand of oxycodone this should be seen by all. I did study organic chemistry but this would grab the attention of a person with even a low education, so once more PLEASE, post a link so we may read of this FDA approved so called fake oxycodne simulator. Thanks for bringing this topic to the table, I think w/ the addition to the link of your alleged info, lots more would get involved, actually posting it here and in a new thread all by its own but don't not post it here either. Thanks again kindly, I hope you will do this sooner than later. Cheers

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Try2help , what brands are getting away with this ? Also , does this apply to percocet 5/325 ? Very interesting ! Thanx

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My posts state true factual & helpful information & my factual experiences to hopefully help all Pain Victims. I suppose this site is to gauge Public Outcry & Collect Data. My posts basically calls for the Compound Analyzation from a Privately Owned Compound Analyzation Laboratory not affiliated with any pharmaceutical company be contacted & victims of these medications can stop their abusing us with these inferior pain medications. I posted the names of 5 companies that have supplied my pharmacies with inferior meds to help inform victims of this scam.

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Even though the FDA approved the sale of BioSimilars that do NOT contain a derivative from opium to be sold using the name Oxycodone which the Definition of that Product is Required to Contain a real, natural derivative called thebaine from the poppy seeds, these companies are getting away with it as of January 2015. Please Call (888-INFO-FDA), like I have, and ask for a Complaint Form to be mailed to you. Make copies of your Complaint in case it gets lost.

ALSO: Actavis may have a new name very soon!! Heads Up Pain Victims!! They are just waiting on the Shareholders Approval.....New Name (May Be Soon)..... ALLORGAN. Find a Compound Analysis Laboratory that is not Owned or Affiliated with any Pharmaceutical Companies (Privately Owned) & ask local churches or tv stations to please broadcast the complaint so that more will call in to have theirs also evaluated if money is tight. I know there is a HUGE BioSimilar legal suit coming out of Tennessee & most of the Southern States on the use of the Name Oxycodone, does not have a semisynthetic form of an Opium Derivative in it for pain. Oxycodone = Invented in 1917.

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Activists oxycodone acetaminophen 10/325 make my liver swell, severe anxiety almost causing heart attack , muscle and joint pain, nausea, diarrhea, horrible brand!!!! This could actually kill someone!!! Please pull it from the shelf!!!
jS

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Watson was bought out by Actavis , how are you still getting Watson ?

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