Suggest substitute of generic drug mallinckrodt for pain
Patient: since I am disabled I am forced to take generic meds for my pain. generic does not work the way a brand/real dose would. I have only found 1 generic that remotely close to the brand. I think the name is Mellinrodt (according to pharmacy. It is so difficult to obtain this as drug stores carry the cheepist. You would not believe the remarks that come from the mouth of some of some pharmacist. I thought aarp was a good insurance. Last year my prescriptions cost over 5,000. I take 60mg of ms contin generic, 3 times daily. My breakthrough drug is Nucynta and truthfully it is not a good pain med. It does help me sleep through the pain. Nucynta does not have a generic, therefore I pay close to 500 for just those 2 pain meds. I need to change the Nucynta, I,m tired of being hungry. Any advice?? Doctor: Hello,  Mallinckrodt is a pharmaceutical company which manufacture many drugs. Nucynta is a brand name of opioid drug Tapentadol. It’s good and effective drug for chronic pain conditions. You can consider Tramadol, another generic opioid which is very effective for you and is safe for long term use also.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.