generic oxycontin

jan my husband picked up my pain meds. I take oxyCONTIN 40s 3 times a day I have for several years. 4 hours after I took the medicine I felt like I was going thru withdrawl . I believed that there was something wrong with me.
the pills look EXACTLY the same. I didn't even notice that they weren't oxycontin and wouldn not have even looked at the bottle if I hadn't gotten the letter from medicare.
the letter from medicare stated that this is a 30 day supply of oxyCODONE and they wont fill it again.
I called the pharmacy, I thought it was a mistake.
no it wasn't purdues patent was up and this is the new generic!!! I told the pharm it is not the same and he became kind of hostile telling me it is the same, so I apologized and hung up.
my pain mgmt. doc said that they have had nothing but problems this month with meds and ins.
so my doc switched me to another med. ins said they will only pay for 20 days. we appealed it and it got approved for 30 but when I called the prior authorization line it said it was denied.

I looked around the web to check, and it seems that they really might not be the same. Oxycontin is the time-release version of oxycodone. But oxycodone doesn't have to be in a time-released formula. Here's a news release from Purdue, who makes oxycontin, at this url: http://www.purduepharma.com/news-media/2011/12/common-errors-in-the-media-about-oxycontin-oxycodone-hcl-controlled-release-tablets/

"OxyContin is the brand name of Purdue Pharma’s controlled-release (also known as long acting) formulation of oxycodone approved by FDA in December 1995."

They also say about oxycodone:

"Oxycodone is frequently combined with aspirin or acetaminophen in immediate-release (also known as short acting) pain medications available as generics and brands such as Percodan®, Percocet®, and Tylox®. Oxycodone is also available alone in other formulations, many of which are generic formulations, but also includes the brand Roxicodone®"

So if you got a generic oxycodone pill, it might not have been a long-acting formula like you were used to, and therefore it actually might have started wearing off in 4 hours, rather than the 8-12 hours of the long-lasting oxycontin.

whatever the cheapo value plan is. tier 3 copay 100. the crappy part is I have had blue cross for 30 years!! we still have it only now medicare is the primary I told the pharmacist I will pay the 100. now I am sitting here looking at a fentanyl patch 75 mcg and scared to put it on. my husband begged me to use it last night because it is too hard to catch up once the pain takes over. I am scared of the breathing warnings and I am the one that asked for it.

I have read my patient info that came with the scrip I never paid any attention that I don't get pharm consults when I get my meds they want to run all up on me when I get Bactrim do I have any questions??? um nope I was on fentanyl patch 25mcg a few years ago but I ended up taking fentora 600 2 times a day for 4 years and oxycontin 40s 3 times a day plus 2 Norco pills 3 times a day plus 10 mg flexeril 3 times a day I do believe my meds would put down an elephant but when the pain comes bopping in and I start tripping and stumbling