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What do you do when pain medications become less effective?
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Feb 8 2:31pm | Replies (29)Comment receiving replies
I read your discussion and wanted to chime in on the company's that make the pills. I noticed one day the pharmacy had given me a huge pill , I called they said it was a different brand name and I also noticed the huge pill did not work as well for my pain also I have poly cystic kidney disease and the large pills caused me kidney pain/ issues , was not as strong even though they were bigger does not mean better just different fillers and make up , I talked to my pharmacy that I would rather stay w 1 brand name and not the large pills. The next month after suffering that month as if I were taking a sugar pill they put me back on smaller pills and I noticed a real difference in affects of the medication so be aware of this also. I have on my record the brand name only and honestly do know it made a huge difference in my pain . Do not mean to stick my nose into anyone else's business but this was just my opinion.
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Besides being a member of this group, I am a retired pharmacist with a doctorate.
All medications whether they are brand name or generic have to meet strict standards of efficacy by the government. Some drugs come in different shapes and sizes yet they are the same. In fact, some manufacturers actually make the tablets that are sold as generic brands but are made by brand name companies.
As far as a pharmacist dispensing you a medication that is for veterinary use, that is not possible. Pharmacies do not stock veterinary medications. I would recommend taking the suspect tablets back to the pharmacy, show him and let him explain.
I have taken a couple different brand name drugs, then the generic after. There is a HUGE difference! I don’t know why this is even legal! I‘ve asked for name brand only but my insurance (Cigna) would only pay 20% of the insurance price. In 2024 & now in 2025, they won’t pay for my pain meds period! I had to pay for Good Rx to help me pay for them. It’s infuriating what insurance companies are doing to us! I can’t even get a much needed MRI.
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@gldburg92jeep I do believe you are right! I had the same experience with something I was prescribed! I have never been so violently sick taking medications like the one I was prescribed, before! I checked the pills and although the pharmacy label on the bottle had the medication name on it the pills didn’t have any markings whatsoever on them! I asked the pharmacist why there were no markings on the pill and he said that’s just how the pharmaceutical company made them. I checked them out on drugs.com pill identifier and it said they were for veterinary use! I told my pharmacist never to give me that generic brand again!