Shoreline

Hi catnap, When the docs listen to the manufacturer you hav thousands of people suffering between 12 hour doses of oxyContin, just as you would suffer the last 6 hours of each dose of avinza.

I used Kadian TID and I was glad my doc used his experience and logic rather than relying on the claim the manufacturer makes to gaurentee their patent wont be infringed on and can keep similar products off the market for a decade +. With Avinza's 24 hour claim, no other company will be develping a 24 hour morphine capsule for at least 7 years more likely 11. So I hope you know that's about $700 bucks in avinza you take monthly and consider that before making any changes that might effect your prescription benfits.

The idea behind more frequent dosing is that when one pill is wearing off you still have the other 2 doses in your system working. The ntire dose taken at one time doesn't wear slam off, hours before your next dose is due. You will also achieve steady serum levels within a couple days if you dose at the same time every day. I can't believe you would critisize your doc and the other PM docs that actually work with the people that use these meds for years and believe their patient when they say a 12 hour med only lasts 8 and a 24 hour med only last 16?

Better be careful what you ask for, your next PM doc may not be as knowledgable and only prescribe the way the brand name manufacturer lawyers recomend.

My sarcasm is really meant to be funny, not directed at you. If you do happen to loose insurance, you won't be taking any LA opiate. not at that dose and I lived it for the last 3 years. So an industry that has two lobbyist for every congressman and senetor in Washington, which happens to be more than steel, oil and agriculture have combined. What you read on that piece of paper is financially, legally and politically motivated. Purdue can step away from any incedent where the doctor prescribed more frequently than they recomend. Politicians can stand by their manufacturer and say way to point the finger at the evil doc that over prescribes. There are lots of reasons for the discrepency you pointed out if you look into it long enough.

Purdue did everything in its power, including refusing any patients prescription writen in any ofther way than BID "12 hour" dosing for OxyContin in their patient assistance program. They effectively kept generics off the market and set the outragous prices for meds that cost pennies per Kilo of raw material. Their first claim that had the first generic recalled back in 2000 because they claimed that the other generics were too close to their product. They eventuall lost oin both ponts of their case, the second was the assertion they were not close enough in effect "duration, strength, similar bioviability "the technical stuff" to be granted generic status. Purdue eventually lost but they had one product by endo removed from he slf and we had no alternative to use the name brand if y could afford it for at least 4 years.

They still have their propriatary drug on the market, blocked all others from entering the LA oxy market and made billions on OxyC because it was the only LA oxy product available based on it's 12 hour claim to faim. Have you used OxyC twice a day without BT meds? Or Avinza once a day?Talk about a roller coaster and when it wears off it wears off.

The question should be how do they make these claims? How do patients involved in clinical trials come up with very different results. It's simple, They used rescue medication to bridge the gap between doses. The rescue medication that Purdue is also the owner of 23 pateneted drugs, OxyIR and Oxyfas because they had the amazing idea to make a mg pill without apap. Wow!!! The putting oxy in a liquid idea, another brainstorm there that deserved that patent and Propriatory rights for a decade, keeing other Co's not so devoted to R&D out of the market .

Purdue's doc info even recommended using their name brand only OxyIR or OxyFast for the BT pain that always occurs between the 8th and 12th hour of OxyC use. A state prosucuttor did have them remove recomending their own Propriatary drugs " short acting oxycodone products" from the prescribing info when a law suite was brought against Purdue.

Do ya really want meds dispensed the way the patent attorneys think is the best way to prevent free competition. There is nothing new about morphine or oxycodone or extended release syetems. Contact cough and cold came out in the 70"s, a 12 or 24 hour extended release verzion. The patent for the "Contin" delivery system was developed in 1972 an bought by Purdue prior to MSContin hitting the market in '84. Another drug "morphine" that's been around 150+ years that suddely sells for 20X it's short acting price. An equal dose of OxyC to your Avinza would cost about 700 bucks too.
Much to learn Grasshopper.
Good luck.
Dave