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Lunesta to Ambien

Submitted by spencej6 on March 11, 2009 - 2:41pm

I am taking three medications from which my psychiatrist prescribes, Lunesta, Klonopin, and Lexapro.  Lunesta and Lexapro are unavailable in generic so until I reach my deductable i pay about 280 dollars for these three only per month not including my oxycontin which is about 140.  I got him to switch the lexapro to a similar generic product although I am not sure what the name of it is. I think it starts with a C for depression/anxiety.  Lunesta is 120 dollars for 30 3mg pills.  That is so much money.  The the similar dosage of ambien generic it is 15 dollars for me or less.  For some reason my psychiatrist will not prescribe me ambien.  The pharmacist was out of lunesta 3mg so he said he would call my doctor today and try to persuade him into prescriping me generic ambien which would save me 100 dollars a month.  Why would my doctor not what to help me out and save me 100 dollars per month.  I have tried ambien before because my mom takes it like once a week and it worked great.  However i like lunesta a lot as well it just costs 10 times more right now.

Going to see a Doctor to Start Suboxone question

Submitted by rootroot on February 22, 2009 - 2:36am

Hello,

 

The short of this is that I had chronic pain in my right hip about 2 years ago, nobody could figure out what the problem was. After 4 months of this I needed more pain killers to be able to work. My doctor wouldn't give me more, so I found a way to get more.  I realized a had a problem once my hip started to get better and I started to cut back. I didn't know what was happening at the time but it was withdrawls I found out by reading online. I used just enough to cope with the pain. I needed more and more just to stay out of withdrawls. I tried to go cold turkey about 1.5 months ago, and I almost died. I was able to get several hundred 60mg extended release morphine sulphate pills. I need 6 of these a day to stay out of withdawl. I go see a doctor in 2 days about starting suboxone treatment, and I'm really scared. I don't care about getting high or the opiate buzz, I just don't want to be in withdrawl. I'm afraid that the doctor won't evaluate me right and I'll be in withdrawl again. If this happens will the doctors be available for emergencys?

(edited)

 

I'm sorry to be such a baby about this, but I'm really scared and have never experienced anything so horrible in my life as the withdrawls. I think I even damaged my brain on my cold turkey attempt, I hear midi music in my ears so loud that I almost can't hear people talk.

 

Any information you have about this I would appreciate so much.

 

Me~

LIMBREL Anybody???

Submitted by Bonnie on February 9, 2009 - 4:19pm

Hi! I was recently prescribed a newish "food/drug" called LIMBREL by my pain doc.  Although it is a "Food/drug" it is available by Rx only.  The indication is for osteoarthritis.  The effectiveness profile is similar to Naproxen 1000mg per day.  This is a mystery as to why is is so unknown.  Anyway, as there are VERY few side effects listed we thought we would give it a spin.  I have had very bad luck with NSAIDS (Hypertension and GI upset).  Limbrel is not supposed to cause any of these...too good to be true???

 

Well a few days after I started taking it I developed a "macular rash" over my arms and thighs.  Also a little edema, and knee pain.  Anybody out there with experieince with Limbrel??

 

My hubby told me to get off it ASAP and start Benadyl (he is a doc).  He said Allergic Reaction.  It has been 3 days and I still have a bit of the rash and I'm still a little puffy and my hands and knees ache.  Anybody want to weigh in?

 

I also take Oxycodone for my pain (which is due to AS - a type of inflammatory arthritis of an autoimmune nature) but we all know I won't be getting my Oxycodone anymore....right?

First-Time Generics - January 2009

Submitted by TP Admin on February 6, 2009 - 7:25pm

First-Time Generic Approvals - January 2009

Tablets/Capsules Only
Generic
Drug Name		 Generic
Manufacturer		 Referenced
Brand Name		 Approval
Date		 Pill
Identification
ALPRAZOLAM ORALLY DISINTEGRATING TABLETS, 0.25 MG, 0.5 MG, 1 MG AND 2 MG KALI LABS (PAR) NIRAVAM ODT TABLETS 01-09-09 0.25 mg - round white 110; 0.5 mg - round white 111; 1 mg - round white 213; 2 mg - round white 214
DIVALPROEX SODIUM DELAYED RELEASE CAPSULES (SPRINKLE), 125 MG (VALPROIC ACID EQUIVALENT) DR. REDDY'S DEPAKOTE SPRINKLE CAPSULES, 125 MG 01-23-09
DIVALPROEX SODIUM EXTENDED-RELEASE TABLETS, 250 MG AND 500 MG MYLAN DEPAKOTE ER TABLETS, 250 MG AND 500 MG 01-29-09 250 mg - round white M 177; 500 mg - oval white M 473

Sources: US Food and Drug Administration and manufacturers' websites


Pharmer.org Pill Identifier - Alprazolam Imprints

First-Time Generics - December 2008

Submitted by TP Admin on January 16, 2009 - 7:25pm

First-Time Generic Approvals - December 2008

Tablets/Capsules Only
Generic
Drug Name		 Generic
Manufacturer		 Referenced
Brand Name		 Approval
Date		 Pill
Identification
ACETAZOLAMIDE ER CAPSULE 500 MG ZYDUS DIAMOX CAPSULE, 500 MG 12-10-08
IBUPROFEN AND DIPHENHYDRAMINE CITRATE TABLETS (OTC), 200 MG/38 MG PERRIGO ADVIL PM TABLETS 12-22-08
LETROZOLE TALBETS, 2.5 MG MYLAN FEMARA TABLETS 12-24-08
STAVUDINE CAPSULES USP, 15 MG, 20 MG, 30 MG AND 40 MG MATRIX ZERIT CAPSULES 12-29-08
STAVUDINE CAPSULES USP, 15 MG, 20 MG, 30 MG AND 40 MG AUROBINDO ZERIT CAPSULES 12-29-08
STAVUDINE CAPSULES USP, 15 MG, 20 MG, 30 MG AND 40 MG MYLAN ZERIT CAPSULES 12-29-08 15 mg - white & pink M 154; 20 mg - pink M 155; 30 mg - white & light orange M 137; 40 mg - light orange M 138
STAVUDINE CAPSULES USP, 15 MG, 20 MG, 30 MG AND 40 MG HETERO ZERIT CAPSULES 12-29-08

Sources: US Food and Drug Administration and manufacturers' websites

New percs, and something I'm not sure is new...

Submitted by Mr.LoveHate on January 8, 2009 - 1:35am

My last visit to pain management early november, I was presicribed very small round, very compact/dense, yellow Oxycodone 15mg tablets. Also I recieved from a street source (which I always look up what I get from them) a new Percocet that still contains the same respective amount or Oxycodone but cut with 200 mg. of Ibuprofen instead of APAP. Very nice they decided to do that...four thousand people a year die from accute liver failure due to Acetimenaphen overdose. A 7 gram dose of APAP will have you dead within a week. Jason

rilutek

Submitted by ryansnina1229 on January 3, 2009 - 4:24pm

My husband was just diagnosed with Lou gehrigs or als,and I am trying to get some info on this new fda approved drug rilutek or riluzole,anyone know anything about this or experienced with it,I would appreciate some insight.

Thanks

ryansnina1229

First-Time Generics - November 2008

Submitted by TP Admin on December 16, 2008 - 3:49pm

First-Time Generic Approvals - November 2008

Tablets/Capsules Only
Generic
Drug Name		 Generic
Manufacturer		 Referenced
Brand Name		 Approval
Date		 Pill
Identification
LEVETIRACETAM TABLETS 250 MG, 500 MG AND 750 MG MYLAN KEPPRA TABLETS 11-03-08 250 mg - round white M 613; 500 mg - oblong white M 615; 750 mg - oblong white M 617

Sources: US Food and Drug Administration and manufacturer's website

Tapentadol Hydrochloride - FDA Approval for Relief of Moderate to Severe Acute Pain

Submitted by head_creeps on November 28, 2008 - 11:09pm

The "Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced approval of tapentadol hydrochloride (Johnson & Johnson), an immediate-release oral tablet for the relief of moderate to severe acute pain." Tapentadol hydrochloride, "for which a trade name has not yet been established, is a centrally acting analgesic that will be available in doses of 50, 75, and 100 mg." The FDA's "approval was based on data from clinical studies involving more than 2,100 patients." Researchers found that the drug "showed significant relief compared with placebo for patients undergoing bunionectomy, a common foot surgery; in pain from end-stage joint disease; and with low back pain or osteoarthritis of the hip or knee."

 

It appears to have activity at the mu-opiate receptors as well as a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.

This medications potency appears to fall somewhere between tramadol and morphine.

As far as I know at the time of writing this post, the DEA has not scheduled it yet.

 

Interesting information should surface in the coming months to see how safe/effective it is on a very large population.

First-Time Generics - October 2008

Submitted by TP Admin on November 8, 2008 - 9:01pm

The US Food and Drug Administration approved no first-time generic tablets or capsules during the month of October 2008. The only first-time generic approvals were Cosopt and Trusopt ophthalmic solutions.

 

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