Opana New Formulation Coming Next Week (Page 2)
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The new formulation of Opana ER will be coming out the second week of March apparently.

Let's hope it will be more successful than the re-formulation of Oxycontin ER. So many chronic pain patients had to switch off of that medication when they changed it due to reduction in effectiveness (mostly due to the coating not being dissolved enough before it passed out of the body apparently) and stomach problems from the coating as well. I was one myself.

I am not talking about any of those people who abused the drug, but rather the true pain patients who used the drug correctly. It stinks that they have to change these medications around, the ones that are truly helping people who suffer from horrific pain, just because there are people out there abusing them.

I talk to people in pain every day and you hear the same thing over and over; if I didn't have to take pills for this pain, I wouldn't. I take the fewest I can every day just to get by. Once you find something that helps decrease your pain, even a little, you are thrilled and the last thing you want is to have to go hunt for something else.

So, let those of us on Opana ER, hope and pray that the new version works as well as the old version, with no stomach or dissolving problems. After all, we have enough to deal with.

For those of you who abuse these meds ... please get some help and get a new hobby. You are hurting more people than just yourself.

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I would just like to know if you feel like as Big of an A$$ as u acted? I do believe you were the one posting BS. Did u dream u read that n ur Docs Office r did u just think.if u wanted it to b so n lied about it that it would make it true??? U should take ur own advice n research something before posting S$!%

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I've been taking Opana ER 40mg three times a day since mid-2008. It has always worked pretty well. A few days ago I picked up my month's supply and discovered a mixture of the old and new varieties of the pill (the old ones are octagonal and the new ones are circular). The new ones take noticeably longer to start working and seem to only get up to about half of the previous level of relief, but does seem to last longer and less of a steep drop-off when it stops working. And it does hurt my stomach a little, unlike the previous formulation. I've always liked Opana because I generally don't need medicine for breakthrough pain, but now I don't see how I can get by without breakthrough meds!

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I too talked with my pharmacist before I posted this. I have written to Endo Pharmaceuticals directly for a clarification and if they get back to me with different information I will post it here. But the information sent out by the company is quoted in this article as saying

"Endo is committed to executing a seamless transition in 2012 from the original formulation to the new formulation, which utilizes the proprietary INTACâ„¢ technology owned by Grunenthal, a partner in the development of the product. The new formulation will continue to be called Opana ER with the same dosage strengths, color and packaging and similar tablet size and shape. Also, the FDA approval signifies that there is no significant difference in the rate and extent of absorption of the therapeutic ingredient between this new formulation and the original formulation of Opana ER."

And this wasn't back in 2009, this was December , 2011
Endo Announces FDA Approval of a New Formulation of Opana® ER Designed To Be Crush-Resistant

There was also another article I read BEFORE I posted my notice above, again very recent, not from 2009 but from a few weeks ago, February of 2012. It discusses the NEW FORMULATION OF OPANA being released by Endo.

This is FROM Endo!

Crush-Resistant Formulation of Opana ER® Approved by the FDA

February 13, 2012 - In December 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval to Endo Pharmaceuticals for their new, crush-resistant formulation of the long-acting opioid analgesic, Opana ER (extended release oxymorphone). Newark, DE, based Endo developed the new formulation in partnership with Gruenthal. The new formulation, which utilizes the proprietary INTACâ„¢ technology owned by Grunenthal, will continue to be called Opana ER with the same dosage strengths, color and packaging and similar tablet size and shape. Also, the FDA approval means that there is no significant difference in the rate and extent of absorption of the therapeutic ingredient between this new formulation and the original formulation of Opana ER.

Opana ER contains a potent, Schedule II opioid, oxymorphone, indicated for the relief of moderate to severe pain requiring continuous around-the-clock-relief for an extended period of time. It is not meant for use in treating acute pain. The new formulation does not change or remove the risks inherent to opioid analgesics such as abuse, overuse, respiratory depression and sedation. These tablets are meant to be swallowed whole and should not be crushed, chewed or broken as doing so can release a potentially fatal dose of oxymorphone.

There is currently a shortage of the new formulation of Opana ER which is expected to be resolved by the middle of this month.

For more information, please refer to the full prescribing information:

endo.com/pdf/products/Opana%20ER%20PI%2020111212.pdf


THIS ONE COMES FROM ENDO!

Straight from the horses mouth and just a few weeks ago!

Sooooooo, yes, I did my research before I posted the message above. I didn't just make this up, didn't just try to star a rumor. Although I appreciate your very kind remarks and assumption of innocence. There were even more articles available on the net than the two I cited, out there for anyone to read.

If there are any articles saying there are no changes to the opana coming back out this month, PLEASE post them here with the release date. If you have information from Endo that contradicts what Endo itself says in the above statement from them, as you say in your post, please share it.

Research. Check it out.

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I just went to the Dr on Friday and read the notice that was sent out to the drs, pharmacys, and paitents, there WILL NOT be a new formulation of opana er, as its stated they have known about this problem of the mix up since 2009, and it only happend two times and the pharmacys cought the problem before they were givin to paitents. Go on endo pharmacuticals and read the letters that they sent out to everyone. This is how rumors get started, if you don't know what your talking about than don't say anything at all and start scaring people that are in enough pain as it is, and now you have them stressing out about this. They will be back out in the middle to the end of march, and they will be the same opanas that we have been getting all along!!!!!!!! Please do your research first before posting such nonsense!!!!!!

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