New precribing guidelines,for oxycontin - Pain Management Message Board

madhatter · 05-15-2007, 10:09 PM

They had the oxycontin saga on the news again today,what caught my eye was they mentioned that Perdue was sending out memos to doctors stating that it is to be depenced 1 every 12 hrs.which is already the suggested dose.My question is- Will the prescriber[doctors in general] be forced to dispence 2x a day?
I know many of you,including myself,take oxycontin 3x a day,does this mean we will be forced to take it 2x a day?

trowftd3 · 05-16-2007, 01:52 AM

AAAHHHHH NOOOOOOO!!!!

Please don't mess with the one drug that helps me...and so many others.

Madhatter, please keep us posted on what you hear.~Mush

BrittleBones · 05-16-2007, 04:26 AM

I don't take Oxycontin, but I have in the past. Isn't it a general rule that physicians have the perogative to prescribe drugs the way they see fit, within certain guidlines of proper medicine? I mean, I've had doctors tell me to take 3 of drug X when the prescribing dose on the inserts and in the PDR say take 2 of drug X. Maybe they will still be able to prescribe the oxy the way they have in the past, despite the new guidelines. I hope so for you folks who are now taking it 3 times per day. KathyMac

madhatter · 05-16-2007, 05:16 AM

kathymac,that is correct.But I'm wondering since all the negative publicity on the news lately,if the F.D.A can make it mandatory for oxycontin do be dispensed 1 every 12 hrs. ?

Shoreline · 05-16-2007, 06:48 AM

They Did the same thing several years ago, It takes all liability off Purdue and places it on the doc that deviates from tha manfucaturer guidlines. It does give any pharamcist the right to refuse scripts written in any other fashion than BID dosing and Iy just reinforces the statement from 5 years ago that Purdue Pharamas opatient assistance program will not pay for anything other BID dosing.

It will likely impact some insurance comapnies, partiluarly medicaid programs and their willingness to provide oxyC to patients whose docs prescribe more frequently than BID. But no, the FDA nor the manufacturer or DEA can tell a doc how to prescribe a med, whether it's being used for off label purposes or the doo is simply suiting dosing to the needs of the patient.

Good Luck, Davd C