Acetaminophen / hydrocodone for Back Pain User Reviews (Page 3)

• the...
• September 30, 2017

Acetaminophen / hydrocodone "They relieve my lower back pain and allow me to walk and sleep, couldn't do either without them! I use 3 daily 7.25-325 mg. My doctor transferred to a hospital and my new Chinese doctor told me he is deathly afraid of arrest by the DEA for writing narcotic Rx's scripts, he no longer writes any, but sends all, including me to a 'Pain Clinic' that costs me $40.00 a visit for a specialist co-pay to pick up a script, a $480 year waste! Other doctors quit writing scripts because of increased pressure from the law and DEA agents also. How unfair is that to seniors? And who cares?"

• Mic...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 15, 2022

Acetaminophen / hydrocodone "We need to make sure that this message gets out. Share it with as many people as you know: People are being forced to buy drugs on the street, stronger, non-regulated, and often deadly alternatives to their pain medications because of the reformulations that have taken place in the commonly prescribed hydrocodone formula. I have been a pain patient and practitioner for over 25 years. Norco is an easy medication to prescribe, while addictive in nature, if taken as prescribed, the risks are fairly mitigated. People are dying because they cannot get access to a low-risk medication that works. SHARE THIS MESSAGE. It feels like no one is hearing us!!! Due to pressure, lawsuits, and the like, the reformulated generic Norcos are very unpleasant. The active ingredient is the same, but it isn't derived the same way. Much of it is derived abroad. Qualitest/Par/Endo formulated the yellow ones that the pain patients here refer to. It worked well and didn't create the side effects of the others."

• Anonymous
• July 8, 2019

"Watson MFG is now Activis. If you receive Camber MFG, go to another pharmacy! You are going to be sick. I can’t find Activis brand, so I don’t know if they are as good as Watson was, but something needs to be done. This is our hard-earned money, and they’re filling these pain medications with fillers."

• TEM...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• May 26, 2023

Acetaminophen / hydrocodone "I've been on Vicodin now since 2013 for pain management, and back then, I used the Watson brand, which was very helpful in relieving back pain. But I have tried a lot of brands, and the worst brand is Amneal. For me, the Lupin brand works well, I am trying the M brand, and it's not as strong at relieving back pain as Lupin. I am never going back to Amneal, even if that means going out of network to a pharmacy that actually has the Watson or the Lupin, both of those brands work the best for me with no side effects, which I am very thankful for. I used to take 5/325 and now 7/325. I just know that there is a big difference in the manufacture of these pain meds, especially when it comes to generic."

• Jra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 8, 2020

"Watch out for KVK-Tech, Inc. brand of acetaminophen/hydrocodone. They have numerous warnings and fines. Because the CVS here doesn't know how to read, I'm stuck with almost a full script of 750s that don't do anything but make you sick as a dog. When are pharmacies and docs going to return? Or should we invest more in Canada and trust their version of the FDA."

• RUB...
• January 20, 2020

"I have multiple myeloma and arthritis, on chemo with neuropathy, and have been taking acetaminophen and hydrocodone 10/325's for 3 to 4 years. Apparently, my Walgreens switched to the Mallinckrodt brand of acetaminophen with hydrocodone a couple of months ago, as I noticed upon taking one that I didn't feel a thing, nor did it alleviate the pain in my back (where my lesion is) nor the pain in my legs and feet. Most often, my eyes would get a little heavy, and by bedtime I would be able to sleep, but not with these! They are useless. I might as well take Ibuprofen. I am contacting my insurance pharmacy and asking them to request a different brand or non-generic. The FDA is so crooked, people with bona fide chronic pain are being punished because of the pain clinics and addicts. It is so unfair it makes me want to cry."

• Pai...
• June 22, 2019

"I have been using acetaminophen with hydrocodone for a couple of years. It worked very well until 2019. I think the pharmaceutical companies did something to the pills. I think some ingredients that used to be in the pill are missing. I need my pain meds!"

• Taj...
• March 22, 2013

Acetaminophen / hydrocodone "I've been on Norco 10/325 for over a year. It helps me be normal, being that I have a slipped disc, pinched nerve, and stenosis. It doesn't take the spasms away, but I haven't found anything that does. If anyone knows of one that works, please let me know. I've tried them all. I just hate that because people can't see an injury, they think you are not in serious pain. I hurt every day and would love nothing more than to just be normal."

• 6an...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 10, 2019

"Every single person needs to file a complaint to the FDA on Mallinckrodt Pharma. Acetaminophen with hydrocodone generic. Your voice needs to be heard. Only writing comments here will not help. Mallinckrodt is putting something in the pills that shouldn’t be there (or putting no actives in them). And it’s wrong and should be illegal. But they will never stop if we do not do something about it. Please write a complaint to the FDA. Also, ask around for Par Pharma manufacturer."

• Kal...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 30, 2019

"Osco normally carries Mallinckrodt's brand of acetaminophen with hydrocodone, which is absolute garbage. I’m pretty sure some of the pills are duds. A month ago, Osco ran out of their garbage Mallinckrodt hydrocodone, so they gave me Cara brand, which is so much better. I asked them to continue getting that brand for me, and they won’t. I’ve been back on the Mallinckrodt brand for a week and have been going through withdrawals on and off, which kind of proves my point about how terrible this brand is. I’m now trying to find a pharmacy that carries the Cara brand acetaminophen with hydrocodone, which seems to have the right dose in them. I went through this before when the Watson brand was discontinued. I’m sick of getting garbage meds from garbage pharmaceutical companies."

• Jlo...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• February 19, 2020

"They have redone these pills. They do not work like they did before. I used to take 1 pill and feel it help my pain, but I can take 2 1/2 now, and it does not help at all. They are fooling everyone because they do not work!"

• pud...
• June 25, 2015

Acetaminophen / hydrocodone "I'm 59, have sciatica, and it's progressed to where I know I don't have to live in constant pain. I've been a narcotic user most of my life, so the 5mg didn't do much and certainly, after a short period, didn't do anything if taken as directed. I've upped it to 7.5's and relief was significant, and am now taking 10mg, and the relief is amazing. I was concerned because I've been a narcotic user for so much of my life, but it works, and I didn't want to push it by going the oxy route. I've been saying the same thing to people who don't understand. I call it a managed habit. There were several times I couldn't even sit in this chair and log on to the computer."

• Bra...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 5, 2015

Acetaminophen / hydrocodone "I take hydrocodone 10mg/325mg of acetaminophen. I have bulging discs in my lower back on my spine and they hit certain nerves. I have had a great experience with this medicine. I don't have any side effects except for some itching. It allows me to function and continue to work a fast-paced job where I'm on my feet. You just have to be careful to not take more than prescribed because most people don't realize how addicting it can be. Read the papers that you get from the pharmacy and ask questions. If used correctly, this drug is very beneficial."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 15, 2018

Acetaminophen / hydrocodone "I've been taking hydrocodone 10/325 with M367 imprint for chronic back pain for 5 years with good pain relief. The pharmacy switched vendors, now the pills have the imprint G 037. I've been taking them as directed for 3 days with no pain relief."

• day...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 17, 2014

Acetaminophen / hydrocodone "Best if using to think that this medication was bumped to Schedule II on October 6th, 2014! It helps with pain. But must see the doc every month, which is a painful journey among other daily activities that can burden those who have permanent back damage or chronic (close to permanent back pain) back pain. Best to get a 10mg dose, then able to break and take less or more depending on the day, pain, movement anticipated, etc."

• Lad...
• December 27, 2019

"I thought it was just me until I read the comments about the drug with M367 printed on them (generic acetaminophen with hydrocodone). I am currently calling pharmacies today inquiring about the brand of hydrocodone they carry before I get my prescription filled. I agree they are not adding enough of the pain meds to help me make it for a couple of hours. My lower back and hip constantly hurt, whereas, before they changed the dosage in 2019, I was getting enough relief to function an entire day off one 10/325 pill. We need help! I don't abuse my meds, but I want what I pay for to work!"

• Ann...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 8, 2019

"Refilled my monthly pain meds, and since then I have had a pain increase as they have switched to the Mallinckrodt brand of acetaminophen with hydrocodone. So much so, it’s causing me to not be able to sleep through the night. I have found the best brands of acetaminophen with hydrocodone are Qualitest, Watson, and Par (not sure on the spelling of Par) to work the best for me personally. I have been on the same dosage for 11 years+. If it’s the exact same drug and the same amount of medication, why are my pain symptoms so much higher, along with others I’m seeing, if everything’s the same? And who’s checking these medicines? Does the FDA do spot quality tests to see if the active ingredients are the right strength?"

• Had...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 6, 2019

"Generic brands of acetaminophen with hydrocodone. Watson, when they were Watson, was the best. Today, like many say, more filler than opiate. They are garbage. Trist brand of acetaminophen with hydrocodone is the worst. I feel no relief. Someone said after urinalysis showed no opiate in the system but instead Tramadol. They never took Tramadol. I have taken 30 mg when I was to take 10 and felt nothing. The FDA will do nothing and Walgreens don’t care. Cheapest bid pill wins. We can do nothing."

• Tex...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 28, 2014

Acetaminophen / hydrocodone "Had a double discectomy on L1 & L2 fourteen months ago that put me in a wheelchair for 3 months. This was due to nerve damage from the two herniated discs. After the wheelchair, I used a walker for 9 months. Now, fourteen months later, I am starting to walk with the aid of a cane and continuous physical therapy. I do still use the walker at the end of the day but am trying to transition to the cane full time. I hope to be able to walk again someday without the help of any aids. During all this time, I was and still am in lots of pain but nothing like it was before surgery. The Norco 10/325 made/makes my pain bearable."

• Pat...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 6, 2019

"I picked up generic Norco refill today (acetaminophen / hydrocodone). Rite Aid switched to T 259, which is made by Cambra. Cambra started generic Norco early this year. I was taking Mallinckrodt, which worked for me. T 259 Cambra acetaminophen with hydrocodone is not working for me. Anyone else taking this brand?"

• Cin...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 12, 2019

"I noticed my pills were a different shape than normal but assumed they would be the same. NOT!!! Aurobindo brand of acetaminophen and hydrocodone do not work!! I had been happy with SUN Pharmaceuticals brand for about 3 years. I don't know why CVS started giving me Aurobindo brand but I will not be accepting them again. They are absolutely useless. I feel so taken advantage of and am getting no pain relief for my back issues, fibromyalgia, ankylosing spondylitis, etc. How can this happen?? I am so angry."

• Dud...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 19, 2018

"I have had four past back surgeries, including disc fusions. As a long-time, 20 years on and off, very intelligent opioid user, I know what works for me and what does not. To say all generics are the same is totally incorrect. To make a long story short, I have taken every generic Norco known to man. A great pharmacist who actually cares about my chronic pain and generic struggle, who works for Walgreens, has recently begun ordering the yellow Qualitest/Par brand for me. They are so much better than any other brand on the market. As close to the old Watson brand as you can get since the crackdown. All pharmacies, as well as the large ones, can order just about any brand. Just keep moving up the chain when they tell you they can only get the white Narcos and you will find a pharmacist that actually understands and cares about your pain control."

• Twa...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 22, 2021

"This medication is effective if you're lucky enough to get the right brand or a good generic! T258 Camber brand Norco is junk! They don’t work at all, and Aurobindo is just as bad with horrible side effects! I have been on this medication for 15+ years. I don’t see how this is allowed to pass QA. The FDA needs to stop messing with people! They think switching formulas will stop overdosing when all it does is hurt the people who truly need it. I personally am now going to have to call pharmacies and look bad asking what brand they have because I refuse to have a third month with CAMBER brand. I’ve been on several different brands, again, stay away from CAMBER and AUROBINDO, it’s only side effects in a bottle with no pain reliever!"

• sil...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 10, 2019

Acetaminophen / hydrocodone "Just changed from Qualitest 7.5 mg Vicoprofen to Norco 10 mg. I'm hoping Norco works as well. I know by experience that people/myself react differently to generics. Amneal did not work for me, their 7.5s felt like 4 mgs. I was trying Zohydro 30 mgs, but with 60 mgs, I STILL needed 30 more mgs of another medication. I have found that most companies are choosing the cheapest brand generics to sell, and they can be inferior. If you find that this is true, search out another generic."

• Jam...
• May 17, 2019

"Mallinckrodt brand of acetaminophen with hydrocodone (generic Norco) does not work. All major pharmacies are switching over to this brand. I have been taking this medication for the past several years and never had a problem until recently. I shared with my pharmacist the reactions to this manufacturer, and she noted it in my chart. Here I am a few months later picking up my RX. I couldn’t remember the Mallinckrodt brand name that caused the issues prior, nor did I think I needed to tell the pharmacy every single time seeing as they had I could not take and my reaction in my notes. After the first dose, again... sick as a dog. I called CVS to ask them the manufacturer I was unable to take, and sure enough, it was the one they gave me, MALLINKRODT! They apologized and said they have no control over what they get and there’s nothing they could do for me. This is just flat out wrong and what am I supposed to do now? I don’t see how they are able to get away with this. I am reporting them to the FDA, in which I have a feeling is a part of this as well!"