April 11, 2007 - 12:33pm
does anyone no the NDC code for the watson brand of oxycodone HCL ER 80Mg tablets?? I called my pharmacy and they can order any brand of oxycodone if i have the NDC code...Can anyone help??
April 11, 2007 - 6:04pm
#2
Oxycodone ER NDC - Watson
Unfortunately Watson no longer has any info about the controlled-release oxycodone tablets on its website. Since Watson is no longer distributing them, it makes sense the company would pull the information.
The FDA still has records of all the oxycodone controlled-release formulations though.
The NDC for Watson's 80 mg oxycodone CR (previously made by Purdue and distributed by Watson) is 00591-3504 per the National Drug Code Directory.
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April 11, 2007 - 6:08pm
#3
Is this the same thing that
Is this the same thing that happened with the Generic Plavix?
It seems like all the big chain retailers still have the generic Oxycontin as well as the brand name Oxycontin.
I know that from time to time, we still get the generic Plavix dispensed somehow, even though it's been off the market for quite some time.
Gtrplayer
April 11, 2007 - 6:59pm
#4
Exactly
Quote:
Is this the same thing that happened with the Generic Plavix?
The situation is exactly the same in the end result - might be different in the process.
Companies receive FDA approval to make generics so the brand name company looks for ways to prevent the generics from gobbling its market share. They often find some obscure law or chemistry thing or else gain extension of the patent by adding additional studies (like a long-term study of the drug on pediatric patients when the drug was not originally tested on children).
Generic OxyContin probably falls under the chemistry process though. I think Purdue asserts the generics infringed upon its proprietary process for controlled release. But I'm not sure about that. I do think Purdue was very ethical in allowing all manufacturers to continue selling all generic OxyContin until supplies were depleted.
Same situation with Plavix. Bristol Myers Squibb Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership allowed generic Plavix made by Apotex to be sold until supplies were gone. Maybe it's really not an ethical thing; it's possible the courts demand it.
In Plavix versus clopidogrel (the generic), in my memory that's the shortest time a generic was allowed to be marketed. Three weeks maximum before production had to cease.
Let's get your image of the generic in here:
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The image is in at least one professional database now, but yours was the first image. Thank you!
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April 11, 2007 - 7:07pm
#5
Thanks, Kirby. The whole
Thanks, Kirby. The whole time I was reading this thread (and the other lawsuit threads concerning oxcontin) I was thinking it was roughly the same type of thing that happened with the clopidogrel.
I agree about the time on the market being extremely short. But, for some reason, we occasionally get a prescription filled with the generics, which is odd since they've been "pulled" (for lack of a better term) from the market for so long.
It really is ashame that the generics were pulled, since the prices was only, I believe, $7.00 or somewhere around there, compared to the $153.00 that a normal Rx costs with name brand.
Gtrplayer
April 11, 2007 - 7:19pm
#6
Generic Plavix
Production of the only generic by Apotex stopped, but all current supplies were bought by the insurers (mail order pharms) and wholesalers. If I remember correctly, the insurance company-affiliated pharms like MedCo bought enough to last months. I'll try to find the article.
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April 11, 2007 - 7:41pm
#7
Thanks, Kirby. Don't go
Thanks, Kirby. Don't go through too much trouble looking for it though. It just seemed weird that one month was so inexpensive, the next month we were told they wouldn't have the generic anymore, and recently we began getting the generic again. Either way, we switched the family members insurance plan so that all meds are only $5, or $7.00 through a patient assist program for medicaid patients with X amount of health problems. There are actually some good medicaid prescription drug plans, when combined with one of the discount card suppliers. I can't remember who we chose, but it's been a godsend for her.
I realized I said "generics" in reference to the Apotex generic. I was using generics to refer to the apotex pills in the plural form, instead of meaning there was multiple generic distributors. I just caught that.
Gtrplayer
you can get it off the PDF for that medicine on watsons site.
just google "watson pharmaceuticals" and follow the promps accordingly.
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