Any Info On Generic Oxys

[suzyqh70]

Does Anybody Know Of Or Have Tried Any Of The Generic Oxycontins? Endo Makes Them In 20mg, 40mg, And 80mg.
Is There Any Difference In The Way They Effect You Or Is It Just The Exact Same Drug Only Cheaper?

[IronGoth]

You folks do realise that messing around with drugs is stupid?

And that oxy abuse leads to hearing loss? Why do you think Rush is deaf?

[suzyqh70]

Ok...thanks For The Info, But My Husband Is An Amputee And He Takes Them "legally" From A Real Doctor. His Cheap Ass Insurance Company Just Switched Him To The Generic Instead Of The Brand, Hence The Reason For My Question, So If Anyone Has Any Info...please Write Back

[IronGoth]

I apologize and retract my comments. Just sick of reading about people on here talking about opiate abuse. It's cause of that that guys like yr husband are often denied pain control.

[suzyqh70]

You Are Forgiven.

[PhotoGra1]

Generic Oxycontin is the EXACT same medication, with the exact same release mechanism. The generic company has to prove that its product not only contains the same medication, but that the levels of the drug in the blood stream are the same over the same span of time.

Using generic drugs is one of the few cost control mechanisms that insurance companies use that I agree with. If you were paying out of pocket, I am sure you would purchase the generic too! If not. . . meaning if you would still opt to pay out of pocket for the brand name if you didn't have insurance. . . you still have that option. If you are paying out of pocket, in most states you can purchase brand name medication at your request.

[IronGoth]

Explain to me then why the non-generic Ventolin works on a friend of mine but not the generic.

[PhotoGra1]

Some good information about generic drugs can be found here:

http://www.fda.gov/cder/ogd/index.htm

[PhotoGra1]

Explain to me then why the non-generic Ventolin works on a friend of mine but not the generic.

Do you mean Ventolin HFA, Ventolin MDI, Ventolin syrup, Ventolin ampules, Ventolin solution for inhalation, Ventolin tablets?

I suspect you mean Ventolin HFA. Ventolin is albuterol. A company just introduced "Albuterol HFA." Since they didn't assign an arbitrary trade name to the product, it seems like it is a generic, but it is not.

There are three HFA products that contain albuterol:

Ventolin HFA
Proventil HFA
Albuterol HFA

Proventil HFA works in 4 to 6 minutes.

Ventolin HFA works in 6 to 9 minutes.

Albuterol HFA takes up to 19 minutes to provide relief.

Since these are different products, with different onset of action, one may work better for any given patient than one of the others. A true generic of any of these products will work exactly the same as the innovator brand name drug.

[PhotoGra1]

Explain to me then why the non-generic Ventolin works on a friend of mine but not the generic.
From: http://www.fda.gov/cder/news/nightgenlett.htm
"In addition to tests performed prior to market entry, FDA regularly assesses the quality of products in the marketplace and thoroughly researches and evaluates reports of alleged drug product inequivalence. To date, there are no documented examples of a generic product manufactured to meet its approved specifications that could not be used interchangeably with the corresponding brand-name drug. Questions have been raised in the past, as well, regarding brand name and generic products about which there could be concern that quality failures might represent a public safety hazard. FDA has performed post-marketing testing on many of these drugs to assess their quality. In one instance, more than 400 samples of 24 marketed brand-name and generic drug products were tested and found to meet the established standards of purity and quality. Because patients may pay closer attention to their symptoms when the substitution of one drug product for another occurs, an increase in symptoms may be reported at that time, and anecdotal reports of decreased efficacy or increased toxicity may result. Upon investigation by FDA, no problems attributed to substitution of one approved drug product for another has occurred."

[peacelovebarefeet]

i really dont like the way the original poster writes.. that bugs the crap outta me.

im sorry, im in a really bad mood, and frankly, everything is pissing me off right now.

[oOflyeyesOo]

The generic OC's have the same potency but I think they put a new anti-abuseable method in them. When they get moist or any type of moisture then they seem to gel up so they are not good for snorting or injecting, also they are alot harder to get really fine since they dont break up easily. All you gotta do if you snort it is make sure you keep puting a little bit of water in your nose to dissolve the oxy powder.

[suzyqh70]

What's Wrong With The Way I Type? I Just Hate Switching Back And Forth With Caps. Guess I'm Lazy...sorry.