Problems With Generic 30 Kadian

I have been taking kadian for several years. My current dosage is a10 and a 30 1 X per day at bedtime. It has worked perfect. No problems at all. For the past couple days I gave been unable to sleep, itching, diarrhea, headache and increased pain and my mood is out of control with crying. I did like others and was thinking maybe someone had messed with my meds. Then, last night after looking at my pills closely, I noticed that I received the generic kadian 30 at my last refill. This medicine is not working the at all. It is the beginning of a four day holiday and I am scared to feel what I am going to be going through until Monday. I would consider the ER but anyone that takes this medicine know they wouldn't believe me. They would think I am pill shopping. Someone give me a suggestion on what to do please.

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Hi, Patti! How are you feeling?

There can be some slight differences between generic and name brand medications, so the generic might be slightly lower in the amount of the active ingredient. However, since it's not a huge difference, your body should adjust after a week or so.

Learn more Kadian details here.

Something that may help in the future is talking to your doctor about writing the prescription as 'brand medically necessary' or whatever the equivalent is that they use where you live, so the pharmacy can no longer provide you with a generic.

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Hello Patti. Please don't feel alone-you are not the only person experiencing a dramatic different reaction to the generic. The most important thing is that you and others go to the FDA site and take the time to fill out the report of the generic's poor quality.

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Hi, I told my MD what happened and also spoke with my insurance company rep. They both agreed that I should not take it. They now write the prescription for Brand only. Problem solved!

Shame on generic brand s that dont give us a warning or heads up and make us try to figure out what is going on. Not all MD are staying uptodate with this issue. Taking these meds doesn't allow us to always feel the best, stomach wise.

And to the reason saying to just take it for awhile and you get used to it. I took it fir 9 days if pure Hell. That was more than I should have to have gone through.

I am greatful to Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota.

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I will, Thank you! I am now on Kadian, brand only.

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I have had sleeplessness since gernic Kadian came out, first it was par pharma but it took me awile to figgire out why, then the usher and smith, that gave me withdrawal and sleeplessness. Of chorse i have a bad medicare/medicaid company, and now I have name breand for 1 month, if it fixs the issue, i get to keep it. Now that I have lost sleep starting in 2014.
One thing that really bothers me is that the off brands are aloud to stamp Kadian on there drug. Unless you look closely at the bottle, you will never know it is not name brand. After not sleeping well I actually called par pharma to ask if they manufacturerd it or if they were acting as a broker. They are the manufacturer and are licensed to make it look just like name brand. Makes you want to kick someone in the kisser.

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I was just wondering are you still able to get your Kadian filled? As of December 2016 no pharmacies around me can get it anymore

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