Kadian Shortage - any experience with Generic?

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Hello everyone -

I've been having trouble getting my Kadian prescription filled the last few

months, and today the pharmacist finally told me that there's a shortage.

Is anyone else having trouble finding a pharmacy that can fill Kadian?

I had to drive to the next town over today, and all they had was the new generic

form. It just came out last month. Does anyone have experience with the

generic yet? I'm worried that it won't work as well. The pharmacist just says

" federal law requires that it be the same, " but we all know that sometimes they

do differ. The actual opiate in it may be the same, but the delivery system for

the extended release could make all the difference. Kadian has been great for

me specifically because it delivers very consistent medication over the entire

12 hours, instead of creating a pain roller coaster. If the generic screws that

up, it could really cause some suffering.

Cheryl in AZ

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