White Oblong Pill With A333 (Top voted first)

This a333 is generic for percocet and CVS is dispensing them, OXYCODONE 10/3.25 is what they are.

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I have been taking oxycodone/apap ,10/325 generic percocet for two months.The pills that I've been getting had an imprint of M523 on them.Yesterday,I received a new batch A333. from "activis" formerly watson!!!! I suffer from degenerative disc disease on c3,c4,c5,c6,c7.....which gives me severe headaches,and horrific pain down my shoulders to my hands.I also have three bulging discs in my lower back and interstitial cystitis..bladder disease .Bottom line these pills have NO PAIN MEDICATION in them at all,they left out the OXYCODONE.I now have to wait 28 days until I can get a new script because of the controlled substance nature of percocet. CVS has switched to this company.CHECK YOUR MEDS!!!! DO NOT ACCEPT A333!!!!!! This has now become a TREND AT CVS...To make a few cents more they've gone with extremely INFERIOR GENERIC MEDS!!! And the hell with the patients!!!

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I have been prescribed percocet for some time. I have several issues, which include muscular dystrophy. Just recently, I picked up my rx from cvs and felt sick to my stomach, and also got extreme anxiety. I reviewed the information and found that the pill has a 333 instead of 325. I called the pharmacy and was told it should be no different. Honestly, I am not crazy, but I dont think this manufacturer works for me. I also called my doctor to let him know.

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I have been prescribed Percocet 10/325 for almost 3 yrs straight now. Am in the fight against Cancer. I just picked up my script from Cvs and got this generic Percocet A333. I have noticed an increase in anxiety as well, plus it works maybe half as well as the other generics I have always taken. (Endocet ect). Very displeased and find it extremely unfair that I have to deal with the extra pain this month just because they have a medicine on the market that isn't very effective. It isn't a med that they will give you a new script of 180 pills because of complaints. Its just sad that they are allowing crap like this to go on. Just my opinion;). God Bless everyone that is having to go thru so much pain and having to jump thru hoops to get medicine to help take some of their pain away<3

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I too picked up A333 on 3-11.. Felt dizzy, got sick to my stomach.. Weird feeling, couldn't function.. If we all call the FDA.. & report what is going on.. We might all get a solution.. The MFG.. Don't care about us patients it's about the billion dollar Watson made when aquiring Actvis.. Let join together.. Frustrated & tired..

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This past month I went to pick up my monthly script of Percocet @ Walgreens and was given actavis instead of the usual Watson. I also had bad reaction to inactive ingredients and noticed it was not taking pain away. I called Walgreens filed a complaint and pharmacy said they would switch them out. Went back to doctor and he wrote a new script so I could trade them in. Make sure doctor writes at bottom of script (l return unused pills to pharmacy for trade in) and you shouldnt have any problems. Walgreens took new script worked things out with my insurance to trade them in and covered extra cost of $600 brand name for $0

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Moondrop, I totally agree with you. CVS and Walgreens are both dispensing the A333 pill now. CVS told me its cheaper. I do not believe this A333 pill has any pain reliever in it, but it has something that made me deathly ill & had to be taken to ER & was DX with Medication Poisoning! I filed complaints with Pharm and Company, but they are still dispensing this awful med as its cheaper. I have to pay out of pocket for meds & this A333 pill cost me a lot & then turn around & have to pay for a different brand, we are having financial difficulties because of this. CVS would not take meds back period. I just pray that my pharmacy doesn't switch to this A333 pill. Seems as though no one cares about patients anymore. Its really sad. I hope you find some relief soon.. Take care

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This Actavis is utter crap. Got my script filled to find they changed from Watson to Actavis. Never again. I will look for endocet next time.
Does your doctor have to write endocet on the script? I certainly don't want to get lumbered with that CRAPPY ACTAVIS. How can they supply a med that does not work and risk of unknown side effects.

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SMH, I live in Fl as well and Walgreens is the worst pharmacy around, their attitudes and their rules, its unreal. They told my friend who is suffering from Leukemia they didn't feel comfortable filling her meds anymore, one she takes for bone marrow transplant and has to take it Daily. They had been filling her meds for over a yr, then told her that out of the blue. They now have a sign up stating, we can refuse to fill any rx we see fit. They also told me that they would fill my med under their customer courtesy program, told me to pick up in an hr, went there to pick up and they stated, Sorry you don't follow under our requirements, I asked what those requirements were, they said Walgreens, I said I get that, but what are the requirements, they Refused to Tell me! They also did the same thing to our neighbor lady who is 85 yrs old!

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There are so many complaints about this Actavis percocet and we must all contact the FDA about this. The company won't do anything about it and so we must contact the FDA. The pharmacists don't care so that will be a dead end if you complain to them and your doctor won't do anything about it either. They are selling placebo pills and it is just not right.

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Hey stank...so why did Actavis agree to refund and issue letters of apology.

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This pill with the A333 is made by Actavis who acquired Watson. So there are no more white, round Watson pills. A333 replaces the white, round Watson 10/325. (10mg Percocet) I have been taking the Watson pill for over 2.5 years with no problems and the reason I am here on this board now is because I feel very nauseated and have really bad indigestion which I hardly ever have. I actually took a heart burn pill today which I have not had to take in years and then tonight I threw up and have this indigestion. It MIGHT be unrelated (maybe tummy bug?!). I can't tell how much might be the "placebo effect" being now I know that it is a different looking pill, different manufacturer name, etc. I have had a fibro flare the past few days and Jan 2nd had Level 2 cervical fusions but I was feeling better from the surgery and I have noticed pain that I did not have before because of healing after surgery and I just figured I over did it this past week. Then tonight looking into it, realizing I started this new pill about a week ago, I put two and two together and I am wondering if this pill is not working and that the Watson pill took care of these pains? I can tell you right now I can't deal with this tummy upset, the fibro pain and the shoulder neck pain. Calling my doctor if this continues tomorrow. Good luck everyone.

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Shellmabelle: I received the A333 pill about 1 month ago as my pharmacy did not have any in stock, so they were kind enough to call CVS for me to see if they would fill my rx, CVS said sure, about 30 minutes after taking this new A333, I had violent vomiting, stomach pain so badly, well I thought maybe I should of taken on empty stomach. Next morning, took my scheduled pain pill this new A333 and again with the vomiting & terrible stomach pain like my insides were being ripped out. I went to ER and was DX with medication poisoning from this A333 brand pill! I will never take this brand again, I cld the Actavis hotline submitted a complaint, they cld and Watson cld as well, just to get more info from me, they told me FDA approved this med and they were sorry I had reaction. Pharmacy would not take back my pills, I had to go to pain dr with ER notes to get new script & now my scripts say Patient Not to Receive Actavis/Watson A333 pill! Walgreens, CVS & other local pharmacies here in FL carry this new A333 pill & will tell you they have the regular Watson when they do not, its the A333 pill. I do not have insurance, so I pay for my meds out of pocket, I am having financial difficulties now because of the expense of this A333 med that made me severely ill then getting another script. I could not be reimbursed for anything. BTW, the Stomach Upset lasted 3 weeks because of that awful med. I hope you find some relief soon. Take Care & please call your Dr about this and notify pharmacy. The A333 provided me NO Relief from Pain but then again, I vomited after taking 30 minutes later.

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Katie, You are lucky pharmacy switched out pills for you. CVS wouldn't do that for me at all, they said Sorry we cant take them back or reimburse you. I had to go back to my pain dr along with my ER notes as I had as I went to ER from this A333 med as I was severely ill, medication poisoning from this pill. Stomach issues as well & those lasted 3 weeks! My pain dr writes on my scripts now that patient is Not to Receive Actavis/Watson A333 pill. I never had any problems with any other Brand of the 10-325's, I have tried the real Watson, Mallinckrodt & Amneal Brands & Had NO Problems with any these brands except this awful A333 pill. I am glad it worked out for you and glad you are finding relief.

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I'm not sure if any of u guys have a krogers store in your area or not it's a grocery store with a pharmacy. My grandfather works there as a pharmacists and they do not carry the actavis generic there at all. He told me they are only contracted with endo and amneal pharmactual and that is the only brand/generic that they carry on the Percocet 10/325. Hope this helps someone.

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The Actavis a333 does not work!!!!I have been taking Watson and Mallinkrodt for 3 years and never had a single issue.

Then 2 months ago...I was given Actavis a349. It worked almost as good as the watson. The next month...I was given Actavis a333...it didn't work at all.

Its the a333 FORMULATION that's the issue.

I called Actavis and filed a complaint. They agreed but said they couldn't replace them so I'm stuck in pain..I hope they start supplying a formula that works and stop ripping us off....a lot of people have been affected.

I've seen posts since January 2014 about a333 pills.....and so many complaints!

By calling Actavis about their bad a333 pills...they will refund you the cost of the pills which is a lot of money for most of us.

We have to suffer for the rest of the month so its better to complain than put up with it.... because the next month...were going to get the same a333 pills again as almost all the pharmacies have Actavis now.

When you call and get voice mail...leave a message. They will call you back in a couple of days to follow up...,Below is the phone number:

Drug Safety

If you experience unanticipated side effects or have a complaint about our product, please contact:

Actavis Products in the U.S.
+1 (800) 432-8534

Also fill out the online form as well:
actavis.com/contact

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YOU MIGHT HAVE GOT A GOOD BATCH. They must have changed their ingredients...But ACTAVIS A333...IS NO GOOD!!!

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Rob.. Try a neighborhood pharmacy.. That's what I did.. I took all my meds & transferred from Walgreens.. Tell ur Dr. To write on script.. Endocet.. That's a different company. They work. But it's not in your head re: Actavis.. I was told too from Walgreens cust serv.. That they weren't making them as stronger NO MORE.. & YES.. Have a different ingredient.. I too got very sick.. Good Luck & God Bless..

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I believe those are made by Qaulitest

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Thanks for taking the time to share this information. To anyone else needing a second opinion, I can also confirm that an oblong white pill marked with "A333" is in fact identified as Oxycodone (10mg) + Acetaminophen (325mg); which is used to treat moderate to severe pain.

For verification, this tablet is said to be manufactured by Actavis, and has a National Drug Code of 00228-2983-11.

Does anyone here have personal experience or feedback from trying these over other manufacturer's brands/generics? I heard one complaint about someone having stomach or GI problems from this particular form, but have yet to come across a list of inactive ingredients to see what exactly might be causing this.

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Ana, I am with you, I think we all should join together too. Actavis/Watson did call me several times & wrote me letter stating sorry this happened to you, but we take precautions to ensure our meds are FDA approved before sending out to pharmacies etc: and there were submitting my complaint to the FDA & it will kept in their database. Will IDK if they did report it to the FDA or not, but I know something has to be done about this med. Have you talked to your pharmacy about your reaction to this, your dr and submit a complaint yet to Actavis? Please do, we all need to do everything possible to get this Nasty Cheap Horrible Generic off the market before it seriously causes major problems. Even after a month and 1/2, my stomach is still not right because of this med & I have noticed I am getting headaches off and on, nagging ones, I haven't had a headache for a long time, esp with pain med, I should never get a headache and never did until after this incident, I just put 2 & 2 together the other evening about the headaches. I am submitting a complaint to the FDA myself, when I hear from the FDA, then I will be satisfied in knowing the FDA truly knows about this. My DX was medication poisoning, that should seriously be looked into by the FDA, plus all the other complaints about this A333 pill, but yet, its still being supplied to CVS, Walgreens & others because its Cheaper for them! Sad the drug manufacturer sacrifices patients health for the Ole Mighty Dollar! I hope you have something different to help with your pain relief. Please take care

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