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Old 11-02-2008, 01:10 AM
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Unhappy Prescription filled but pill inside the bottle not the same



I HAD OUTPATIENT SURGERY AND WAS PRESCRIBED OXYCONTIN,I HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED THIS SAME MEDICATION PRIOR,EXCEPT THIS TIME THESE PILLS DID NOT READ THE IMPRINT CODE 40 ON ONE SIDE AND OC ON THE REVERSE SIDE,INSTEAD THE IMPRINT CODE WAS M ON ONE SIDE AND THE NUMBER 595 ON THE OTHER SIDE. I HOPE TO THINK MY PHARMACY DID NOT MAKE A MISTAKE, I HAVE TO PAY CASH FOR MY MEDICATIONS AND AM USED TO THE SAME IMPRINT ON THESE PILLS EACH TIME I FILL A PRESCRIPTION, HOWEVER WITH THIS NEW SCRIPT,AS WITH ALL OF THE PAST SCRIPTS I HAVE HAD FILLED,I KEEP TRACK OF THE IMPRINT CODE,PAYING CASH FOR MY SCRIPTS,I HAVE TO PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION. I HAVE ON THIS SITE,HAD A SEARCH DONE WITH THE IMPRINT CODE AND THE RESULTS READ ON SCREEN " NO MATCH CAN BE FOUND " MY PHARMACY IS CLOSED UNTILL MONDAY,AND THE SURGEON CAN NOT BE REACHED,AND NO DOCTOR IS ON-CALL IN HIS PLACE. SO I NEED YOUR HELP TO IDENTIFY THESE WHAT MY SURGEON WROTE OUT AS 40 MG OF OXYCONTIN. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE PHARMACY MADE AN ERROR, OR IS THERE SOMEONE OUT THERE WHO CAN BRING LIGHT TO THIS UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCE. PERHAPS,MY NURSING FRIEND TOLD ME,THE PHARMACY FILLED THIS SCRIPT WITH A GENERIC THAT IS NEW ON THE MARKET AND THAT IS WHY THE IMPRINT CODE OF M 595 CAN NOT BE FOUND ON IMPRINT CODE SEARCH, THE PILLS ARE TAN SMALL ROUND,AND IMPRINT A CAPITAL M ON ONE SIDE AND THE NUMBERS 595 ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE LOCAL E.R. IS NO HELP,THERE REASON BEING BECAUSE THE SURGEON IS NOT AVAILABLE. THIS IS OF NO HELP TO ME IN MY AFTER SURGERY CONDITION OF BEING IN PAIN AND I AM SCARED TO TAKE THESE PILLS IN FEAR THAT THESE ARE NOT THAT WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN ON THE SCRIPT. IF HOWEVER THIS IS A GENERIC, WHY THEN IN DOING A IMPRINT CODE SEARCH, CAN I NOT FIND THE IMPRINT CODE IN THE DATABASE. ANY HELP FROM ANYONE WOULD BE OF A BIG HELP.IN THE MEANTIME,I SIT RECOVERING IN PAIN, WITH NO OXYCONTIN,I AM TOLD THE GENERIC TO THIS DRUG NAME IS OXYCODONE,HOWEVER I FIND ABSOLUTELY NO IMPRINT CODE SEARCH MATCH TO THE IMPRINT ON THE PILLS IN THIS DARN BOTTLE LABELED OXYCONTIN 40 MG..... HELP PLEASE kentuckypanthercat08@insightbb.com OR POST REPLIES HERE ON THIS SITE A.S.A.P. PLZ.... AND TY......
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Old 11-02-2008, 08:38 AM
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as was said it may just be a different generic-call poison control from the phone book they will be happy to help id the pill and tell you if in fact it is what its supposed to be and why the hell does your surgeon not have an on call service?
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Old 11-02-2008, 04:23 PM
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I did a search for the pill in question.. does this look like your pill here is the site....http://www.pharmer.org/node/12940.. it says it is oxycodone 40 mg.. I hope this helps you
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Old 11-03-2008, 03:52 AM
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you're golden, mate. its all good your pills are legit. just a different manufacturer no doubt.
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