I would probably just call Purdue and ask them about it since the exterior of the tablet looks exactly the same, minus the outer CR layer. That would probably be the best way to take care of this.
yeah im gonna tell her to do that on monday maybe they are legit but i dont see them just switching like that with nothing about it these things take years of research and development i thought not just an overnight switch
Ok no one’s really said this so,
Go back to the pharmacy she got them from. You realize its their job to answer any kinds of questions like these. “These pills don’t look the same, I’m a bit nervous about the switch”, is a much easier conversation to have than the possible wrongful death suit.
Why wasn’t that the first thing that crossed your mind?
because if an employee switched them illegally and i get a different employee fine if its the person that did it they get scared and try blaming her, if its the store that did it then pharmicist would try to also pass blame cuz the store would likely be getting closed and they would be out of a job. with narcotics theres such a problem and people will do anything to not take the fall.
Lets say youre the employee that switched pills and pocketed the real ones someone comes in asking questions, what are you gonna do admit to it and goto jail and pay thousands or try to say that this person is trying to turn in fake pills and you know they arent the ones that she got and send them to jail?
I don’t either. I’ve never seen a brand name supplier change the dosage form. Not saying it can’t happen, but just not very likely.
Once you call Purdue, no matter what they say you should contact the pharmacy to make them aware of the situation. Don’t assume anything or start making accusations. Its just going to make everyone hostle. I would ask to talk to the pharmacist, and if that isn’t getting you anywhere just ask to talk with the supervising pharmacist.
if i have her goto the pharmacy ill goto a different one first, thats why i was hoping someone here was a pharmacist and could give me answers. With shit like this and especially these pills people tend to get hostile quick because the government is cracking the whip on prescription narcotics, the problem is getting out of control. I wouldnt doubt some low payed assistant would jump at the chance to swap 120 real pills for 120 fake pills i mean street value on these are like 60 a pop so thats alot of fucking reasons to try something like that, and they probably were hoping some old person was getting them and wouldnt notice. my mom didnt really notice at first but then she called me to come take a look and i knew something was up.
Well, i’m a pharmacy student/intern and thats really all you can do. As I said before, to my knowledge the Oxycontin did not change, so thats why I said to call the manufacturer. I mean if you go to another pharmacy, they’re not going to split open an 80mg Oxycontin to see what the inside looks like.
If it is a technician that is doing something shady, the supervising pharmacist will be more than happy to rectify the situation. If not, obviously there is something going on and you’ll have to go from there.
i agree 110% percent with blkgrs as well.
you need to call THE pharmacy you are dealing with, or even better go in person, and talk to the pharmacist. Tell him/her the situation. They will have to take this seriously because as its been mentioned these are narcotics and heavily controlled. Its in their best interest due to law suits, malpractice, DEA hassle, etc. The pharmacist would loose their jobs if they did not do anything wrong. Don’t be afraid of that. in fact our company sends out a news letter citing all the stupid ways employees try and steal this stuff, and then get caught, red handed.
i do not know who the pharmacy you deal with, but our narcs are only handled by pharmacists/ interns. The only time techs will see it is when they cash the patient out. This is to avoid issues like that. Its kept under lock n key otherwise.
if you are dealing with a chain pharmacy, ask for the district pharmacy manager.
chances are, you were not dispensed a generic. i don’t think our store has had a sufficient quantity to dispense generic oxycontin for a longggg time now…
btw… you are not supposed to chew oxycontin, unless if you are told to do so. it ruins the extended release bit about the drug. fyi
i’m working tomorrow, i will see if we have any broken tablets at work see what they look on the inside
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I’m not reading all of the bullshit in this thread because it’s probably bullshit.
I was a pharmacy technician for 5 years.
They are either:
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The wrong pill. HIGHLY unlikely given that an exact account of all CII’s must be maintained at all times. It is possible though.
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A different brand. The brand should be marked somewhere on your pill bottle. Compare the entire name to an old bottle.
You cannot split time release pills so the fact that you already are identifying them by the inner color of the pill tells me that you are already doing more harm than good.
Go back to the pharmacy. If you don’t trust that pharmacy go to a different one. Any pharmacy will help you.
Stop splitting time release pills. Stop putting any faith into internet forum conspiracy theories.