[julesj]

prescribed hydrocodone 10/325mg generic of norco watson

the pill is white oblong with the imprint M367
what does the M stand for?

[Stallion]

M367 is generic Norco 10, but it is not manufactured by watson. The M stands for Mallickrodt pharms, a manufacturer of a number of generic narcotics and other meds. They are known for being less effective than other generics or brand names, as many people seem to have a hard time digesting the binders that hold the pill together and getting the full dose of hydro.

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[the barnyard]

Originally Posted by Stallion

M367 is generic Norco 10, but it is not manufactured by watson. The M stands for Mallickrodt pharms, a manufacturer of a number of generic narcotics and other meds. They are known for being less effective than other generics or brand names, as many people seem to have a hard time digesting the binders that hold the pill together and getting the full dose of hydro.

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It is a painfull lesson about the Mallickrodt pharms generic Norco. It is as if you were only taking tylenol, there is no reportable indication that thier medicine actually helps reduce the pain that is is prescribed for. I've always had Watson or Quality test brand Norco and they have always helped reduce my pain. Recently and by circumstance I filled my prescription for 10/325 Norco and it was the Mallickrodt manufactured generic. It is useless. The pharmacy would not refund my remaining script nor substitute it for a working brand. My doctor is out of town for a few days and I have no choice but to wait till he returns to see if he will allow me to return the script to him so he can rewrite it and I take it else where to fill. In the meantime I am without relief and wondering if there is any of the correct ingrediants in the medication at all. For now I suffer at the hands of Mallickrodt. If there is anythng that can be done, please advise.
No remedy in the barnyard.

[April2009]

<"Mallickrodt pharms' generic Norco...is as if you were only taking Tylenol; there is no reportable indication that their medicine actually helps reduce the pain [for which it] is prescribed.>

I was given this generic last time I refilled. During a recent flight home, I took the shortcut of putting them in an unlabeled pill bag--something which I had never done before. After I returned home I somehow confused them with generic caffeine tablets, and labeled them as such. Since I can stomach no caffeinated drinks, I occasionally use a caffeine tablet where others drink coffee or soda.

Shortly afterward, an emergency came up that took a great deal of physical energy to deal with and, over a two-week period, I took a few of these generics, mistakenly believing they were caffeine. There was absolutely no somatic feedback to tell me that they were hydrocodone. Normally I am quite sensitive to hydrocodone and dislike them rather strongly, not only because of the immediate peculiar sensation they cause but also because they cause second-day rebound headache about 90% of the time. During this two-week period, I had no spaciness and no rebound headaches. I was surprised that I had no jitteriness from what I thought were caffeine tablets, but otherwise had no clue that they were otherwise. I was so stressed out and so physically active that I was probably running on natural adrenaline, and so didn't miss the lift from the non-existent caffeine.

[barneyb3]

Mallickrap pharm is out for the numbers and is not concerned about quality and performance of their medications. They sell in bulk volume at cheaper prices to pharmacies around the nation (probably world) for cheap. From what i have read, if you have the choice - ask for Watson or Qualitest and the medicine will work as it is designed to. One day we will see Mallickrodt in the news for this.
Best of luck to all who suffer.
the Barn Yard

[Cats Meow]

A lot of people don't like Malli, but their drugs always worked fine for me, Idk why they get such a bad rep.