White Watson 3203 Versus Yellow 10mg/3.75mg
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Hi I have a serious question to ask. I have been on Norco 10mg/3.25mg for a while now because I have chronic pain in my back. These pills that I take are yellow in color, and they help a great deal. However, I got my meds filled, and this time I got a white pill that reads on one side Watson 3203, and on the other side a straight line down the middle. This pill has the same mg as my yellow Norco do. Here is the question. Why does this pill not help my pain? What ingredient has been took out. of the white watson 10mg/3.25mg pill? I have read were other people are having the same issue as me. Plus this is not the first time I have got this watson 3203 white pill, and each time I do it does not help my pain and others pain! I hope after reading this people at the watson company may read my story, and check in also on other people's story, and put back in the ingredients that has been removed. Please take this to heart because a lot of people are not happy with the watson 3203 white pill. Plus people are in pain, and expect relief of that pain when they take their meds. Also on a final thought if no ingredients has been removed then someone needs to analyze this med real closely, and find out why the white watson 10mg/3.25mg pill is no where as good as a yellow 10mg/3.25mg pills are. They are as different as night and day! Please look into your customer's story because something is really wrong with all the white watson pills.

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Re: scott (# 6) Expand Referenced Message

Costco has the worst generic pills. Complete rip off if you have to pay for your prescriptions.

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Re: Martha (# 30) Expand Referenced Message

Hi Martha. Sorry to hear about your situation. Over the years pharmacies have started phasing out the yellow Norco tablets and began replacing them with white ones. Despite countless complaints concerning their efficacy it seems as though nothing has been done within the manufacturer's role to produce a better quality product. As far as what can be done (?) I would probably ask my doctor to specify a particular manufacturer's product on the prescription itself. This way pharmacies will be more adept to fill your script accordingly. We as patients shouldn't have to tolerate the cheapest thing drug companies are willing to purchase, but we do vote with our money and an honest doctor should help steer their patient in the right direction.

Hope you're doing well!

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I agree the white 10/325s don't work as well as the yellow Norco. I have severe crippling arthritis and have bone on bone in my knees and the pharmacies up here in West Branch, MI. are starting to give me the white ones. I am 69 and I get no relief with the white 10/325s. What can be done about this?

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The 3203 is a 7.5/ 325 norco, if this is what they gave you then you got "screwed", so to speak. You lose 2.5 mg of the pain meds per pill. That is one of the many, many reason why I will not deal with Walgreens.

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That's because they are 7.5 and ur others were 10mg

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The white Watson 3203 is a 7.5/325 the yellow norco is 10/325

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Watson 3203 is a 7.5 not a 10mg hydrocodone tablet it will not help pain as much as the stronger one

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That's because the white ones are 7.5 325 and not tens

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Hello Missy. The reason the white meds are not working is because it is a 7.5 mg and the yellow ones are 10 mgs. There is a major difference n 7.5's verses 10 mg's.

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Well that is because the Watson 3203 white pill with the line down the middle on the other side is only 7.5 mgs of hydrocodone 325 of acetaminophen. Which is just the generic version of this drug and can be used as as a substitute for norco.Clearly they don't work for you because your taking a lower dose than what your used to.

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Hi...I have been trying to get this number for a VERY long time !! I crushdd my leg and I WAS getting the yellow Norco..now the pharmacy went to the white. I SO agree...they DO NOT WORK !!!

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Tbh...anytime ive been prescribed norco if it says watson they never help. Idk what the difference is but wether its 10mg 7.5 or even a 5mg its never as strong as other brands. Thats why i stopped using walgreens bc theyre the only ones around here who serve watson brand.

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They cut down on the amount of Tylenol in them. Take an extra Tylenol with it see if that helps

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Your doctor needs to also write medically necessary for name brand on the script as well, so insurance will have to cover it. That's what my Doctor has done for me for many years, since all these inferior generic pain medications emerged on the scene. This has solved my problem, I have to pay much more for my meds; but it's totally worth it to have pain meds that actually work to control my pain!

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Watson 3203 white are 7.5 hydrocodone as opposed to the 10/325. They have lowered your dosage or perhaps made a mistake. Sorry for your pain. I live in chronic pain from donating a kidney to a stranger..No Good Deed Goes Unpunished..lol.

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Im sorry for your back pain i broke my hip and have a rod and 3 screws so im going thru a deal of pain myself but the 3203 watsons r 7.5/3.25 not like the yellow 10/3.25 i get the yellow ones and they do help i also have gotten the 3203 watsons to and they were always 750's u need to talk to your dr about that.

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I just Agree with the man. Or women about watsons ,they need to do something fix the pills they dont work

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The white pill with 3203 is not a 10/325 it is a 7/325

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would that actually work? asking for name brand only? that's actually a simple and good idea (I guess when it's that obvious, the solution is overlooked). it is worth a shot. thanks

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Half of it is in your mind..! I have thought the very same thing on many different companies that make this medicine- they all vary in colors and shapes-scored and un-scored.. depending on the code that the sub-company puts out for the mother company.. after you begin regular use of another one that is different from your original script, "especially" in the mornings you will be able to tell that you are feeling different within 20 minutes plus or minus - plus there is bound to be a variance in the mix- follow the does with a couple of regular OTC Ibuprofen .. also, sometimes hydrocodone will rebound or breakthrough and cause your pain to actually intensify- so again, use regular over the counter ibuprofen with the hydrocodone/acetaminophen - take at least 2 - 200 mg ibuprofen with it when they seem to fail or intensify you pain "especially" head and neck or back pain.. the Ibuprofen actually works better with hydrocodone than it does with Acetaminophen- thus this way you are hitting the pain and the way you think about the pain in 2-3 different channels..

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