difference between endocet and percocet

***edited by moderator*** web addresses not allowedThey dont mix... So again no offense but I doubt she is taking that many endocet with morphine.. time released or not.

Endocet is the generic name for Percocet. The Brand name Percocet is the name of the drug when it was first approved by ADA and they are manufactured by the same pharmacuetical company. It is basically the same drug...people usually want the Brand Name bcuz they think it works better than the generic, the truth is most often than not they work exactly the same.

Endocet is percocet 10/650, the strongest made in the oxycodone line for years. As long as the percocet you received was 10/650, its the same drug. Endocet is actually a generic percocet.

I have been on endocet 5/325 for almost four years. My orignal dosage which was too low did nothing and I had to justify having it upped to a suitable level that let me lead an almost pain free life. I have never fought or been so judged by Doctors in my life.  My medication as prescribed did not work so I found out what did. My Doctor was furious. Imagine a Doctor being furious over a patient announcing that they figured out how to alleviate thier pain. Prior to this I had tired countless medications that made me sick to my stomach. I couldn't even work.

It is time that Doctors such as these woke up and grew up. Most out there take endocet becuase it works for thier pain not becuase they get high from it. Now that it is listed as a street drug, the people who take it honestly and as prescribed are punished with confontational Doctors who harshly judge and misread the situation and the patient. 

I have never been so angry. Prior to having an accident I didnt take anything. Now I am afraid to go to the Doctor becuase I know it is going to be more judgement and another argument. They will cop out and say they are looking out for your best interest but that is hard to believe when they are willing to watch you suffer.  Addiction is on thing. Being judged for having chronic pain is another.They are not the same thing.

Well said. Everytime a drug becomes abused. The ones who take it for honest reason end up being punished or refused. My Doctor left me out in the cold and went away on Holidays. I had to go to a clinic twice. Immediately you are looked at as FISHING for drugs. Pathetic situation and it needs to stop.

Hello, and thank you for your question,and concern. I totally agree that endocet gives me great pain relief oppose to percocet. I have live damage, and taking the percocet is more like taking straight tylenol. I would much rather have the endocets for my pain relief.I can defintely tell the difference between the two. I personally think that the percocet should be removed from the market.

I think Rowdie is confused not straight up full of it as the poster two posts back said. I have been on pain meds for MS and a back injury for many years but before I was on narcotics I was one of those people who thought unless you had cancer or something along those lines people who complained about there pain to get narcotics were just trying to get high and I refused to take them for years. To deal with the pain I was taking over the counter tylenol and though I didn't want to admit I was in such severe pain I now know I was because I was taking anywhere from 20 to 30 tylenol a day just so I was not crawling up my stairs to get to bed at night. After a few years of this my Doc did a physical and flipped out when he saw my liver results. He thought I was a major alcoholic or something and started yelling at me and I ended up crying and flipping out for I was maybe a glass a wine on new years drinker and after having to convince him he ran other tests like Hepatitus to find out what was wrong with my liver. When they all came back negative he then asked me to explain what I did every day so he could figure it out. So I told him I get up take about 4 or 5 tylonal do stuff for a few hours then take 4 more and so on and so forth. ( This was also before Tylonal has warnings for liver damage.) Well he knew the tylonal was what was doing it and wanted to know why I took so much and I at last broke down and admitted to the pain. Well he right away put me on pain meds and at the time ( told you I have been on them for a long time) he gave me Viox and Darvacett. The Viox worked great for years and my liver was even starting to heal when they pulled it from the market. Welll I could not go back to the tylonal so he prescribed me Percocet, 10 MG 4 times a day and Darvocett for breakthrough. Since I could not take a lot of acetamimophen and Darvocett already has it in it he gave me percocett without it. The hing was though the percocett without acetamimophen only comes in 5 MG so instead of a prescription for 120 per month I was not getting 240 per month and taking 8 a day. Now if I was taking 10 MG 5 or 6 times a day it would be closer or over 300 pills per month. Now my liver is much better and I just take the regular for breakthrough and another for primary but what I am trying to say is she could very well be taking that number a day but it does not mean her daily MG is any higher then someone taking it 5 or 6 times a day even though she is taking 12 or more pills per day. So maybe ya'll could give her a break instead of thinking she is using to get high or worse.

Totally agree with John.  Three yrs. ago I had severe back and leg pain.  Dr. prescribed tylenol #3, didn't do a thing.  This went on for about 2 months and I was totally disabled.  Fought with the Dr. for something stronger but he wouldn't budge.  Finally sent me for MRI and showed a bulging disc.  Still no relief.  Then after I threatened to lay on his waiting room floor he prescribed endocet but only three days at a time.  That was fine with me.  In the meantime I had a liver function test and it showed damage from all the tylenol #3.  I was furious.  The pain came back a month later and from a CAT scan showed bone growth covering my disc and rubbing on my spine.  Surgery was 50-50 so I opted not to.  He prescribe endocet for 1 week but I felt like a drug addict, the way he treated me.  It makes me SO angry at the people who abuse this Rx and we the ones in severe pain can't get it.  Day after day 24 hrs. of pain, I felt like jumping off my balcony.

everyone is partly right, generics by law are allowed to be ten percent off the mark and still be legal in conformity. Vicodin will make you blead and get anal reactal probs after some years cause of the high tylenol, percs and endos are the same drug, the slas after the five or ten, is for ythe amoubt of tylenol, and they do prescdribe up tp five a day without prob, then give fentanyl for pain mgmt. Perc and endos are for breakthrough, and others have time release for constant relief.

i have been on oxycodone(Percocet) for pain for quiet a long time. I recentlu retired )losing my employer ins) and went on Medicare. At one pharmacy I use, Istill get oxycodone (Percocet) while at another, Iget Endocet even tho the prescription is written as Percocet! They are the same but I think it is an individual pharmacy decision as to which brand each carries in stock. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!! FYI I also have a morphine pump implant that I have had for over12 years abd both help me deal with my pain daily,

i have taken opid drugs for years an keep a fentai pain patch on ever day ihave had many blood test an opids dont show up doctors dont know why

Endocet is a high-powered percocet.

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Reply to "Guest"..I are that the violin has been a blessing, especially in the mornings when my pain is the greatest. I take about 6 to 8 a day and I must admit, I get a good feeling and a high...I stopped and the pain again is still too much to bear.....so, I can live in misery or just try to be careful about how Mich I am taking. However with a prescription of only 90 or sometimes 120 per month, there is little choice right. I keep my kids In mind when I feel I am getting carried away...but I don't drink alcohol, so I think that helps me remain conscience of the "high" that comes with taking the meds.

I take no more than 1 Percoset daily and not every day under direction of a pain specialist. I am on this topic because I recently had Endocet substituted for Percocet. I agree that the medications act differently for me. Even though the medications are supposed to be chemically the same they can act differently, however I have found similar difference with generic formulations of medications prescribed for conditions other than pain relief.
I don know why medications that supposed to be chemically identical act differently, but my experience is they can. I have chronic pain from damage to discs from L3 - S1. I also have DDD and previous lumbar disc surgery. The last rear end collision a few years ago took me functional except for heavy or persistent lifting with medication and PT directed back exercise to barely able to stand and walk without severe pain accompanied by numbness that gets worse with any upright posture. Two close relatives also have chronic pain from other causes. ALL OF US notice differences at times with medications that are supposed to be the same. We also notice that different pain medications such as Ultram, Vicodin, and Percoset work differently for each of us and differently depending upon the cause of the pain.
There must be some reason probably related to manufacturing processss and source of the base components used to make the medications that ultimately affects the way the medication acts. The most frequent difference I observe is how fast the medication becomes effective and how long the medication remains effective - especially if the medication is a time release version.
The reason I am here and commenting is because my first experience with Endocet was not the same as the Percocet I was familiar with. To the prescribers and the chemists that have commented the patients that say the medications are different are NOT poor observers or confused. To the other patients that observe differences I can only say enough others just in this post validate your observations. If a medication or generic does not work I would suggest that you bring it up with the pharmacist or doctor. If your pharmacist or doctor says your observations are invalid find another pharmacist or doctor. I suspect that may be more difficult for Canadians or those limited to HMO's.