September 5, 2008 - 2:28am
Hi Everyone,
I am brand new to this forum, but fortunately/unfortunately not new to opoid pain medications (for back “issues”).
My question is this…
Does anyone have an opinion on whether the Watson brand or the Mallinckrodt brand 10/325 Percocets work better?
I have been using generic Mallinckrodt 10/325 Percocets (white, oblong tablet with 10/325 imprint) for b/t pain for over a year now, but I had to change pharmacies and NOW for the first time ever, I was given Watson’s generic Percocets (white, round tablet with Watson 932 imprint).
I just took my first dose and they seem to work fine, but would like to hear others’ opinions as to which one they think work “better” or maybe one lasts longer, etc.
Thanks!
Deb of Youngstown, Ohio
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Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong???' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night...'”
September 5, 2008 - 3:22am
#2
Thanks, Goat I
Thanks, Goat
I looked/searched before posting,
and didn't see the "big discussion",
but well - heck, I'm on drugs... LOL
Didn't know how HUGE a debate/discussion
there is on this - wow...
Deb
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Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong???'Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night...'”
September 5, 2008 - 3:51am
#3
deb
many things are available when you use the search function here...i just put in mallinckrodt....welcome to the board.
I am not a Dr. I just play one on tv.
September 5, 2008 - 11:11am
#4
Again, thanx ;)So far, my
Again, thanx ;)
So far, my opinion is that the Watson's duration
was much longer than I experienced with the Mallin... so I'm quite pleased :D
Deb
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Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong???'
Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night...'”
September 5, 2008 - 12:17pm
#5
Hi Deb, welcome to the
Hi Deb, welcome to the board! 
I am prescribed 10/660 for quite some time now, and get the Mallinkrodt brand. I prefer the Qualitest generic brand, especially for duration, tho. In my experience, that generic is the most effective and lasts the longest. Watson is my second choice...M my 3rd, but M still works pretty well, the pain relief just doesn't last as long as I would like. Can't find a convenient pharmacy that carries Qualitest tho, or I would switch...I think it has an edge over the others IMO. So many places have gone with Mallinkrodt these days..wish pharmacy's would offer us a choice.
September 5, 2008 - 4:36pm
#6
I am prescribed 5/325
I am prescribed 5/325 percocets right now and have been using the watson brand for about a month now. They worked really well and suprisingly fast. However I just changed over to the endo brand name product which are about 90 dollars more and they work ok. I said earlier that they didnt work really well but they jsut take longer to kick in. They actually last longer then the watson brand. They deliver the medicine steadier in my opinion that the watson brand does.
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September 5, 2008 - 7:02pm
#7
Cruisecontrol & SpenceJ6
Cruisecontrol & SpenceJ6
Thank you both for your responses.
I am happy to report that the Watson brand is lasting LONGER than the M brand ! I'm thrilled, as my pain has gotten worse over the past few months (I keep forgetting that I'm 40 ... NOT 14...LOL - being summertime and all...)
Before all my chronic pain began 3 yrs ago, I never even knew that there were different companies that made generics, nor did I realize that they were not all up to the same standards (yes - my old pharmacist would even swear that "the" (like there was ONLY one?) generic version was BETTER!
TGIF - Hope everyone has a good weekend ! ! !
Mine's definitely looking up now :)
Deb
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Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong???'
Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night...'”
September 9, 2008 - 12:18pm
#8
Endocet
I ingest the 10/325 Endocets. Endo pharmaceuticals is the company from which produces the brand. Mal brand looks a lot like the endocet brand. The bottle of endocet states it has only 8.9637 of oxycodone though. I think the mal brand doesn't. It actually has 10mgs in it. If I'm not mistaken. I saw a bottle but I will take a gander at one again at the pharmacy to double check. If so the Mal brand would even be better than the endo brand. I never personally liked the watson brand.
September 11, 2008 - 4:55pm
#9
You are mistaken Spade.
You are mistaken Spade. Both the Endocet and Mallinckrodt generic version of the same combo 10/325 Oxycodone HCL/APAP contain 10MG Oxycodone HCL which is equivalent to 8.9637MG of Oxycodone Base, its doesnt only contain the 8.9637MG its just equal to that much. But since Oxycodone base isnt all that water soluble they convert it to the HCL form so your body can absord it better. ALL US Oxycodone products contain Oxycodone HCL as the active chemical except the combo products that contain Aspirin (Percodan/ Endodan) these contain Oxycodone HCL along with Oxycodone Terephalate.
September 12, 2008 - 12:13am
#10
percocets
I found out today. Thanx for the info and the reply.
September 12, 2008 - 11:48am
#11
What do you guys do, ask the
What do you guys do, ask the pharmacy you go to what they have and if you don't like it go somewhere else?
September 12, 2008 - 3:43pm
#12
Getting what you want
Yep that is precisely what I do. The pharmacy I go to now will order what ever it is I ask for.
September 12, 2008 - 9:23pm
#13
Malin's
Absolutly major diff. When I fill my oxy's I specificaly call pharmacy the day before and order Roxi. Malin's absolutly su**. for sure. Sorry for the language but to me it is a major diff.
By the way welcome to the site...
September 13, 2008 - 2:32am
#14
mallinckrodt 30 mg and eth 446 30mg
when I picked up my pills from the pharmacy eth 446 cost more money them the pill's I get. m/30mg are 1.00 a each ,eth 2.00 a each.Also I don't fine eth 446 as strong as mallinckrodt 30 mg. Is it possible that they are both the same,and it is me that feels that way about them?
Did anybody run into the same problem?
September 25, 2008 - 9:12pm
#15
your question
I too was surprised when I went to another pharmacy and got the white round watson 10/325 percocet , I did not think they worked well .
In my experience the best is the endocet they are oblong and yellow.
Good luck......
October 2, 2008 - 3:32pm
#16
in my opinion, watson are,
in my opinion, watson are, by far, better than Mallinckrodt, and i dont care what anyone on here says. and it isnt a mental thing for me, cuzi have always thought that, even before i really knew what the differences were
October 2, 2008 - 7:19pm
#17
IMO
Im going to have to agree and disagree. The brand name endocet are defently the best but, I disagree The watson brand 932 is great I think they are very effective and a quality generic offering.
http://www.pharmer.org/search/node/Mallinckrodt
I am not a Dr. I just play one on tv.