223 oxycodone bad drug

Hi Garage,
I've never heard of a generic 223 Oxycodone. What dosage strength is it? 15 mgs, 30 mgs? I've had an awful lot of generic Oxys and while they do vary slightly in their Oxycodone content it's not enough to matter. Check your label and see if there is a manufacturers name on it . . . Q

Welcome Garagecb to the CP forum. I am sorry that you are in pain and are frustrated with your medication with no relief. I don't understand some of your post, what medication were you taking?

I can say for the constipation that most narcotics have that as a side effect. I take a stool softener tab every day with dinner and that helps keep me regular, sometimes I might have to take a cap of Miralax if needed.

Are you frustrated with the VA doctor's or just frustrated because the medication is not working for you?

You will find that most members here have had to go through many medication to find the one or combination that works for their pain. Are you seeing a pain management doctor or just a primarycare doctor?

Pam

Caraco is the only generic Oxycodone that I have had any problems with. Cogito gave you some great advise, Garagecb. Can you go to a different pharmacy and make sure you don't get the same brand?

Ask for another brand. Generics dont seem to work as well for me. They claim they are the same as name brands but i feel the formulation is different. I am not a Dr. but pure oxy is not as effective as a vicodin or percocet. It's a combination of meds that works for most. The tylenol and ibprophen help with muscle and or bone pain.

Welcome to HW Gman,
If you've read this thread you will know that most of us think sun Caraco to be bogus. about all you can do is find a different pharmacy that carries another generic like Actavis. I feel for you as far as this month goes, it will most likely be a painful one. . . Q

Oxy and its original makers pharma have had many bumps in their journey and actually reformulated the original sometime around 2010 from the original formula released in 1995 to make oxy abuse ddeterrent and that patent holds until 2025 and they're quick to file suit against all generic manufacturers that try to replicate closely their formulas. Therefore you can guess that by these actions the generic manufacturers have to be creative in deviating from the original formula and they do that by what fillers and additives they use. There's many generic manufacturers that attempted jumping the bandwagon and cutting into pharmas billion dollars sales. Teva,Endo,caraco,Sun,Watson,to name a few but Caraco is likely the worst we hear the most complaints about and not just from the oxy folks but several of the generic drugs they make. Teva is the one I hear about the most as a preference,oh Qualitest labs is another.

Everyone seems to have a favorite though. There's actually some forms of oxy out there that doesn't even have Fda approval since they were grandfathered in before the new regulations and laws took effect and all the hoopla started. I think that the majority of those still remain to be in the 5 mg form.

Anyway good luck and I certainly hope that this month goes quickly for you and remember to inquire prior to filling the next script and that if you have to change pharmacies to get a different brand and your under contract with a PM that requires you by that contract to use the same pharmacy that you notify the office of that change and I would do so in writing and keeping a copy. I know ppl who have lost their PM for failing to do so.