teva 93 33 oc's....

First of all the Oxycontin from Endo Pharmacueticals doesn't contain any anti-abuse fillers. The Teva Oxycontin is made with different fillers. Instead of a fine dust the Teva OC's gel up. Another company Impax Labarotiories has their OC's filled with another gel like filler too.

Teva:....80mg 93/33 imprint

Impax:...80mg G 164 imprint

 
All the other OC's are easily crushed like the brand name Purdue Pharma, with the OC 80 imprint, as well as the Endo Pharmacueticals with the 80mg having the E 710 imprint. Watson's OC also has no gel like fillers. Watson's has the imprint of ABG 80.

http://www.pharmer.org/imprints/narcotics#oxy

"I am not a medical doctor or expert, any advice given is strictly for the exploration of knowledge and making sure we share what we already know!"

so is it the coating or the fillers that make the teva 80mg oxycotin extended release?...i.e. If I took the coating off and broke it in half would I recieve 40 mg of immediate release, of would the fillers still make it extended release?

ur wrong the time-release is NOT in the coating.. the coating is merely paint.. the time-release is in the very composition of the pill.. if it is left whole, and intact, it will stay that way..

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ya I noticed the gel effect as well..bugged me out at first..but reading this really made for great info..

Does anyone have specific references for this discussion?  If it's NOT the coating, then why are the manufacturers directions to NEVER break apart or chew the pill? 

I'm really not argueing, but I would love to read some specific references if some of you know where they would be.

Thanks

Karen M.

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Hello,

I have heard of instances where people getting Oxycontin prescriptions that didn't like a certain generic actually kept pleading his or here case to their doctor and eventually its possible the insurance will give in and fill a brand name or better suited generics for you. After all that is why there are different brands in the first place. I believe doctors can insist on a particular brand or generics also.

My comments are my opinions based on the questions posted on this message board and should be taken purely as is and not as medical gospal. Please consult medical concerns with medical proffesionals. Thank You!

 i know this is sort of an old thread, but i felt the need to chime in anyway. i would usually preface anything i say by telling you it's just my opinion, however, in this case what i'm about to say is fact, not opinion.

 the time release mechanism of oxycontin, ms-contin, and their generic equivilents has nothing to do with the coating. the coating is only used for color to allow easy and quick identification. however, the brand name 10mg OC's have no coating. they're just white.

the method of release is in the composition of the pill. it has to do with the way the molecules are bound. the rationale behind the crushing/chewing warning is that when it is crushed, that breaks the binds down in as similar fashion to when it desolves in your gut.  as for simply breaking it, the same thing can occour, but at a much smaller scale. breaking an 80 in half and swallowing it, you might get 12 or 15 mg instantly released as opposed to taking it whole. the difference, however, would be negligible.

 hope this helps.

av

i'm not a doctor, just a pain patient. keep that in mind when/if reading anything i may post.

this is a tough one.

i dont think that we can really have an accurate informed answer since companies haven't put out any information on the misuse of this med. in other words the pharmaceutics of this type of experiment however popular in modern culture havent been scientifically explored to my knowledge.

in theory, i would think that as gtrplayer stated, if someone broke it in half then it would be 40. however as the OP stated if they had only broke it in half (not crushed it) then it very well might only give off that much OC.

i do agree that the time release is not in the coating but rather in the pills dynamics itself.

i agree, Rawoody and/or Incognito or even Mitomac (if he ever came around anymore) would be good to answer this.

i have very little insight on the sus release alprolazam.

I don't want to know if the Xanax XR is abusable, I'm simply questioning whether the "sustained release" mechanism in a benzodiazapine is the same as in opiate pain medications.  The leaflet that comes with Xanax XR says the same thing as the Oxycontin leaflets, "Do not crush, chew, or break this pill.  Swallow it whole". I've taken the same dose for 2 years now, and still have no idea why anyone would want to abuse a drug like Xanax or Xanax XR, as it leaves you feeling groggy sometimes when taken only as directed.  

Where did you find that link? It's very informative, I just have never found something that detailed. Anyway, thanks for posting it. I'm going to read it later when I have more time. Looks interesting.