Posted by Larry Hoover on January 14, 2009, at 22:38:29
In reply to Oxycodone off formulary! FEAR! Oxycontin equiv.?, posted by Fivefires on January 14, 2009, at 20:40:03
Based on the acetominophen dosing, I'm going to guess you were taking 8 Percocets a day, 2 every 6 hours?
That amount of acetominophen is not doing your liver any favour, so it's probably a good thing you're stopping that. If you do notice a difference in your pain, you can always take some generic acetominophen. I doubt there are any cheaper drugs out there.
Anyway, it sounds like you were give 2 x 20 mg Oxycontin to replace the Percocet. I can't imagine why your insurance wouldn't cover Percocet. It's not at all expensive as a generic.
Anyway....I had a problem with Oxycontin not lasting as long as they said it would. It's supposed to last 12 hours, but I never got more than 7 or 8. I hope you have better results than I had.Lar
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