White Oblong Pill 176 On One Side Scored On The Other (Top voted first)

Was told that it was a generic hydrocodone 10/325 - any ideas as to who makes it?

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I have been taking norco 10/325 for quite some time due to back injury. I always got the yellow pill until I went to another pharmacy. Now it is a white oblong pill w/176 and scored on other side. Per research this is generic for vicoden. Why does this medicine not work as well as the yellow?

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I have news for you. There is a BIG difference in name brand and generic. Per a Doctor in Rome Same med different delivery system. How do you think they sell them cheaper? Place a 'one-A-Day' vitamin and a generic vitamin in a glass of water. Wait 24 hours and see the name brand is completely dissolved. The generic just as when put in the water. Different delivery system. Absorbed by the body differently. Try it before you pose as a chemist, doctor or genius!! So tired of know it all's posers.

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I do not agree with either of you. 10/325 is 10/325 even if you got them from Ten Buck Two. Your problems are like mine. Too much tolerance.. Stop taking them for a few days and you will come back to reality and notice they are the same thing. I have fractured bones in my neck with bone spurs, bilateral nerve root compression, arthritis, disc and joint disease, degenerating bones in my neck,A disc that is almost gone between C5 and C6 along with deteriorating cartilage. This is all progressing very fast and I would not wish it on my worst enemy... Sounds like a lot doesn't it? Well it didnt start out that way. In 2005 all it was was mild arthritis and mild degenerative joint and disc disease... Eventually you will wish you never messed with lortab with any tylenol at all in it. I promise you this much... If you can get your Dr to get you on pain meds without Tylenol such as ocycodone 15 IR... Lortab APAP should be banned from anywhere... Any drug with APAP attached to the name has Tylenol in it. A hydrocodone/acetaminophen, Vicodin, Vicodin ES, Anexsia, Lortab, Lorcet, Lorcet Plus, Norco, Zydone are all forms of the drug Hydrocodone with Tylenol and should be illegal to prescribe anywhere... It does not matter if it is white, yellow, blue, green, or, pink, it's all the same thing unless you are getting duped by your Doctor and he or she is giving you placebos which are fake pills to keep you quiet because if your tolerance is up, it does not matter because you won't know the difference... My name is Pablo in here and I definitely know my pills. I hope this gets to you and you wise up a little and do the right thing like I suggested to somehow hint around about "NO TYLENOL" and possibly get you some oxycodone which by the way, it has several other names itself... Percocet and Roxicet being 2 of the 195 different names for the drug (exaggerated JUST A LITTLE bit)... But Oxycodone is much safer and a little stronger than hydrocodone... But as I said 10 mg is 10 mg no matter who makes it... Good luck and be safe...

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I agree with Lori. And I know my pills.

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I just got these specific generics for the first time ever and they made me throw up. I've taken vicodin for years and never became sick like this from them. I am a pharmacy tech and I understand generics are the equivalent of brand name but SOMETHING in these made me puke my guts up. Different binders hindering the actual madications effect maybe. I never want this specific brand again. How effective can it be if it makes you so sick, you throw it up and lose any medication that was in it. These SUCK.

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Hydrocodone-acetaminophen
Strength(s) 10 mg / 325 mg
Imprint(s) 176

Manufacturer / Distributor Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories
Color(s) White
Shape Elliptical

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A white oblong-like shape with 176 on one side and scored on the other is generic Norco (hydrocodone) and it has the 10/325 strength as name brand and it's half life is about 5 hrs. I like the tablet, but I do have to take 2 at once due to exacerbated pain!

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I agree with a lot of you about the different in pharma companies. I have severe back pain and have been getting the yellow qualitest 10/325 my drug store didn't have them the other day and went to wa and they filled my script with the m367 mallinkrot. they don't even begin to compare with the yellow ones. Have taken 4 over a 24 hr period and cant even tell I have taken anything. In my opinion a good 600 mg ibuprofen would do better. Wish I had waited on cvs and the yellow ones

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I fill my prescription at Target who has pharmacy which has been taken over by CVS and they gave me these White oval 176 ones and they make me puke. I feel seasick when I take them. The pain management Dr won't do anything. I'm normally not a person who believes in conspiracies however I do believe CVS is owned by the government and prior to Obamacare taking effect CVS pharmacies popped up everywhere? The gov had cut back my meds from 4 10/320's to 3 per day and now this! Sucks. My pain level is an 8 to 9 all day now and I've got a headache?

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The biggest reason, imho, our people are in the shape we are in is due to so many smart people or respected people, passing along info that is inaccurate. It isn't caused by deception as much as the unwillingness to research EVERY word. GENERIC MEDICATIONS ARE ALLOWED 'BY LAW' TO CONTAIN UP TO 20% LESS ACTIVE INGREDIENT PER PILL THAN NAME BRAND. The binder and filler or buffer is something I didn't consider till now. I hope to piss off enough people that some will research on their own. And pass around more accurate info. Here is one more tid bit. 100% or "pure" by federal mandate means 51% active ingredient. Now, I dare anyone with the stones to disprove this info. By disprove, well any research is better than none.

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No your wrong its not all in there heads I don't like the white 176 I don't sleep very good anymore and I'm hurting way to much and I did talk to a pharm.that told me not every one gets the same results and if the white ones are not working then stay with the yellow ones I got mine at wal mart and yes they have changed the white watsons are no good people are getting sick from them and no pain relief so don't let nobudy tell you and different

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Agree 100% I also get tired of hearing its that exact same thing! The main ingredients fine but the secondary no and YES that makes a difference in how your system reacts. When a person has been taking the same med everyday for years they begin to know the difference amongst different manufacturers. Not just in pain pills but all meds taken routinely. Its only common sense!

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I WAS GIVEN VICODYN 750 AND NOW HAVE A GENERIC PILL CALLED 175 i DO NOT THINK IT WORKS . wHAT IS THE STRENGTH OF THE 175

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No one claims to know it all, we all just know that the same pill or medication is not being prescribed to you correctly by the mfg. company per quality of pill. 176 is not or even close to the m367 which is the correct prescription for 10/325 Hydrocodone. They are bringing you down before they let you know of the difference, for they are doing this to most of all veterans. Keep eye out.

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You are correct, not all generics are equal.

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Caraco has moved its USA plant to India --its compounding is not a sure as most and causes severe side effects when I use them --skin problems --stomach problems and head problems --Be careful with this medication-they have changed tha copounding with impure fillers ==
unhappy hydrouser

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Happened to me too
Yellow ones worked fine these give me a headache and nausea

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I have been getting M367 for years. They are 10/325 and they work. I got some 176 for the first time ever and they are pure garbage.

How do these drug companies get to stay in business when they are knowingly selling placebos.

These 176 don't have a stich of hydrocodone in em.

These are made by caraco pharmaceutical. Pure Garbage

Norco 539 (10/325) Hydrocodone are made by Watson out of Parsipanny NJ. They work.

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I agree with Lori they do not work the same and it is not just in my head , I have to take more of the white ones then the yellow ones .
I have been on this medicine for back pain for several years to and I know the difference.

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I've been taking pain pills since 2005, fractured neck, spine, arthritis, total right knee, and right side paralysis. I'm a disabled veteran. The 10 mg of hydrcodone may be the same but the coating of the pill is different and does make a difference. The yellow norco's are stronger due to the coating that enhances the drug. I got the 176 pill and it sucks! Doesn't absorb well and I believe it's cheaply made. I would rather pay the difference in getting non generic meds than generics, at least for peace of mind. Generics you never know what cheap added substance they're combing it with the hydrocodone.

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