Aurobindo Pharma USA is voluntarily recalling 80 lots of Amlodipine Valsartan Tablets USP, Valsartan HCTZ Tablets, USP and Valsartan Tablets USP to the consumer level, due to the detection of trace amounts N-nitrosodiethylamine. COME ON!! No bitter feelings here). I told her I would call my dr first thing in the morning to see what he recommended because there was no way I could ever take that pill again. Available for Android and iOS devices. Teva sent me a letter saying they are now doing an investigation and hope that they can give me an outcome im satisfied with. My husband is begging me to stop and call the pharmacy or Dr. or he would take me to the ER. I'm bipolar I and ADHD. It was like I had been sedated. Never again! Who is the manufacturer? Hi, NicholsX5, so I've been on all of the current generic instant releaseAdderalls. I was also switched from the 2 orange football -30mg a day and was put on the chemical smelling Pinkies (hated them). All I'm asking for a medication that will lift the "fog" off my brain so I can think clear and get my brain to function in order to complete daily tasks such as paying bills, making phone calls, having concept of time, being able to help my kids with their homework... etc. That is self serving and those doctors have forgotten the premise of the hippocratic oath. Whatever that means. My ADHD was/is back to pre-diagnosis hell. and that the maker calls them if there is something wrong with the medication. you and those responding to your post) are putting a proverbial bee in my bonnet. And I forgot to mention, even though Adderall is a compounded prescription not made with 2 other prescriptions that I want to mention, in case you are getting half good/half bad effect, then you should ask the doctor to prescribe you Provigil and/Or Strattera. If you're a doctor, I'm Puff the magic dragon. I have had the same issue for both the ER tabs and XR capsules. ... And do u have an update? I guess its good to hear that its not me but the medication not working. Come to find out - it was a different manufacturer called Corepharma. Hi, I have had the same experience as you of having the last few months of my Teva 30 mg tablets not work nearly as well. An enforcement report brought out by the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on November 14 shows Hyderabad-based Aurobindo Pharma voluntarily recalled a batch of Zolpidem drug from the US market in March this year. The ability to get things done is because we aren't running around trying to remember our names. And the ones giving you the bad reaction now are from Teva? What were you getting before the "orange ones"? We have 3 sons, 7 y/o twins and 2 y/o. So I said please keep me on the Activis, they had a note to always give me Barr. She made sure to write on my prescription to only give me the orange generic adderall RX. etc, I'm searching the entire house for 2 bags, run back when I realize I haven't checked the twins blood sugar. Just a word of caution, make sure whatever generic works for you, that you check your med BEFORE paying, at the very least at the counter with the person giving you your meds right in front of you. This is a class II recall, the most common type of recall, which means that there is a situation where use of the recalled product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, but the probability of serious adverse … I submitted the complaint anyway then forgot about it until a couple months later when I received a letter in the mail from Mylan. Contact. manufacturer is Prasco Labs. Been taking last few last month's orange around print cor 135 will not stop until i find out what the hell this med. I was taking Adderall XR 30mg for years .. The last 5 times ive refilled my script ive recieved the orange ones and they dont work at all. Really worked, for months... Then the pharmacy says distributer sent us these, it all we have, Stinky Pinkies! I wish they had recalled the drugs in question, but hopefully the future batches will be fixed for anyone taking Aurobindo's brand of any medicine. Update [3/1/2019] AurobindoPharma USA is expanding its voluntary recall to include 38 additional lots of valsartan and amlodipine/valsartan combination tablets. Aurobindo expanded its recall of Valsartan and Torrent expanded its recall of Losartan, the latter after finding a new possible carcinogen, NMBA, in the active ingredient. I take Adderall 30mg 3x daily. I had terrible headaches,my bowels became sluggish,and my ADHD was almost worse then I could ever recall. Aurobindo Pharma USA is voluntarily recalling 80 lots of Amlodipine Valsartan Tablets USP, Valsartan HCTZ Tablets, USP and Valsartan Tablets USP to the consumer level, due to the detection of trace amounts N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA). It's also VERY difficult to actually obtain the right type, generic or otherwise. If what you say is true, I bet it happens a lot, "Man with ADD evades being shot during armed robbery due to his condition causing him to fall asleep on bank lobby floor!" Your help is greatly appreciated. Finally, after about an hour, maybe an hour and a half, I felt "better". I am from Oregon, just east of Portland, and was wondering if you, by small chance are around there. But that was a year ago before it ever crossed my mind that these manufacturers are screwing us and giving us junk... so i kept taking them... then 1 month (this past March) I was given "Sandoz". I had to count out my pills to be sure cuz they did NOTHING!! Then with my wife sitting the office he did something no doctor has ever done, he opened hi middle drawer, pored out a bunch of pink pills a said, these are a generic for Adderall which is what your insurance will pay for, there are 4 generics right now, these pink one are no good, they are inferior like a lot of generics, we call them 'Stinky Pinkys' (they were Corpharma!) These were filled on April 24th and I cannot make it that long with these. By the 5th day, I had enough. It costs me a lot of money down the road for the brand name drugs. It's not fair to have that one day then suddenly it's gone. And they change your mood/behavior so your grandkids dont want to be around you?? I've been on the generic adderall for a couple of months now. So if you take Tums about 20 minutes before your Adderall it will decrease your stomach acid and make your stomach primarily a base so that it will not eat away at the Adderall so the pill will actually feel stronger for you if you need it to and then you can feel the effects of about 100% of the pill at that point and none of it goes to waste. Asked 3 Mar 2016 by NicholsX5 Updated 8 November 2018 Topics adderall, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd), generic, recall, brand, pill, actavis. It looked different, but I assumed all generics were the same.. . Amphetamine is a sympathomimetic amine. two times a day, early morning and 12:00-12:30 in the afternoon.Fortunately, since I started Adderall XR, I have been getting them from SANDOZ or ACTAVIS and they have worked wonders on my mental and physical performance.Got my last prescription 4 days ago and just felt barely some effect, but I thought It was me.It has been 4 days Adderall XR is doing NO good to me and started my research about manufacturers and found out that pharmacy gave me the "IMPAX" generic Adderall XR version.No wonder why it wasn't working!This is the worst generic of Adderall XR I have ever tried. So something is up, I get on the net and here are no FDA recalls, then I find your post because it used the word recall.They said we need to mail these today for you to get them on time. I have started taking only 15 mg a day, but it is just as bad. If a person is using it for ADHD, ADD, they should not feel any speed effect. They allow TB's but my pharmacy send me Activis, we'll I had tried it early on and was not impressed. Aurobindo refuses to provide updated availability information. Still clouded, foggy thinking, heart rate & breathing all same at normal levels, the only difference was I'm $40 in the hole. ( But how does this help if they don't keep the lo number?) I've tried different stores too, and it's always one or the other for the past 6+ months, maybe longer. Has anyone else been taking the Generic Adderall - Orange pill, from manufacturer Actavis?? The pharmacy had to order the 10mg XR, so I am only taking the 30 mg in the morning and the XR is not quite as effective as the Actavis pills I was taking. In my opinion it's garbage. it will also absorb some of that pill that you’ve just taken if it hasn’t Ingested completely yet through your digestive system, bloodstream etc. Because of their health problems I am in the pharmacy on a regular basis getting medicines and diabetic supplies and we all know each by name. It would actually knock me out when I first took it. The letter said they "thoroughly reviewed" the report I submitted, BUT "since the lot number was unknown, (their) investigation was limited... A root cause could not be identified.". This material is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Then I was prescribed the round orange Adderall generic brand those were recalled I was prescribed the pink Adderall generic brand. What did they look like? Its like the main ingredients are missing. I mean to say that if I have to spend a little more $$ to get a quality product, then so be it. Aurobindo Recalls 80 Lots of Valsartan Tablets. My symptoms are debilitating, and over the years I have been painfully dependent on stimulants and caffeine pills (the Adderall is useless without a lot of caffiene-- I literally go right to sleep). Never made that mistake again. I had to work late one night, like I usually do during "month-end"when I have daily deadlines to meet. Trusted Since 1901. /resource-centers/cardiovascular-health/aurobindo-recalls-80-lots-of-valsartan-tablets, Copyright Specialty Pharmacy Times 2006-2019, 2 Clarke Drive Suite 100 Cranbury, NJ 08512 P:609-716-7777 F:609-716-9038, Valsartan Recall: FDA Issues Warning to API Manufacturer, Mylan Expands Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Valsartan Tablets, Alembic: Valsartan Products Not Subject to Recall, http://www.pharmacytimes.com/link/241?rel=0" ?rel=0". "Mother with ADD loses child to kidnappers, passes out cold the moment her baby is snatched from her arms!". The next time I saw my psychiatrist I told her about the side effects I had. Lose my job now?? I also noticed they were less effective but dealt. Same here. Came home, ate dinner, relaxed for about half an hour, then sat down around 8pm to work from home for another 5-6 hours so I took 3/4 of another one. But, not giving Medical advice, it's my opinion. Read more about US inspectors cite serious quality issues at Aurobindo Pharma's Unit 4 on Business Standard. I live very remotely and have only one in network pharmacies for 200 miles! The more I think about it, I feel almost as crappy as I did with the MYLAN!! If you really are a doctor, you clearly didn't learn much your 1st year in med school. Actavis worked like a charm and I'm bothered that it was recalled.Thanks all! And you go from functioning as needed to the total opposite - feeling depressed, drowsy, upset stomach, memory loss, etc... and not be able to do anything about it because the drug companies have a hold on us all. Acid is more likely to eat away at stuff that goes into your stomach while if your stomach is primarily base and not acid then about 25% more of your Adderall you’ll actually feel affect on that you usually don’t feel it on. So I said I guess I'll see what happens and you'll have the Barr brand in next month, we'll to my surprise, the Activis worked we'll... better than the new Barrs. We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information -, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd), Adderall Information for Healthcare Professionals. I am so tired of this generic stuff. First time I DEFINITELY noticed a difference such as stomach/gastrointestinal changes the first 2-3 days, and overall effectiveness... but the worst was the experience I had- very similar to yours. This is just in general. I was first prescribed the Teva Adderall RX. It's not anonymous. I know they had a recall but they worked for me. Aurobindo Pharma USA is voluntarily recalling 80 lots of Amlodipine Valsartan Tablets USP, Valsartan HCTZ Tablets, USP and Valsartan Tablets USP to the consumer level, due to the detection of trace amounts N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA). Dropped them off in one of those things at the police station where u can get rid of meds safely. Thank you for posting. When drug not up to par I am sleepy and accomplish nothing.Also Actavis drug started developing extreme indigestion( I didn't link stomach problems a drugs tell I heard comments from other users.Last 2 months has extreme fatigue and stomach problems accelerating. But on Monday I swear to god there was a differ3nce. Mylan did not provide a reason for the shortage Sun Pharma discontinued amphetamine mixed salts in 2019. Regardless of whether it's the color additives or crap fillers, the difference is huge. sincerely Joe Mannix. 1st day I had major stomach/gastro upset. Manufacturer Teva has issued a voluntary recall of two lots of generic Adderall, also known as amphetamine salts or amphetamine salt combo.. On the new pill, I am wired-just like you. It was the manufacturer Acta whatever. however with Adderall it does seem like every month it’s almost feeling like we’re on a different type of medication sometimes it’s real strong sometimes you feel like you’re not taking anything at all. I thought I was going to have a heart attack!!! It was horrible. Shortly after the inspection, Aurobindo expanded its voluntary recall of ARB drugs to include 38 lots of Valsartan tablets due to the presence of an N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) impurity. My head was spinning a mile a minute with things I had get done right I away as if it were life and death if I didn't hurry and for example: fold the clothes in the dryer. When my new doctor finally diagnosed me correctly with Adult ADD he put me on 2- 20 mg IR a day. I also have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep, even with Xanax. Since, the FDA has approved Vyvasse for bulimia just a few years ago, which by the way no doctor would believe me for all those years that it resolved that for me. The effect Adderall has on people who need it is clarity and focus resulting in a calming effect to the mood. Are you taking the "XR"'s ? I called and when the pharmacist asked how I was, I told her not good, not at all. Any feedback will be welcome. I had absolutely horrible side-effects my mind was racing a mile-a-minute I would try to read and I couldn't even get through a paragraph I would read something and not even remember what I just read. BS ReporterHyderabad, 4 March: The US Food and Drug Administration(USFDA) has issued Form 483 with 9 observations to Aurobindo Pharma Limited's unit 4 in Hyderabad, citing serious deficiencies in maintaining the manufacturing quality standards. WTH? 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