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Originally Posted by Susanne C.
12 hour time release medications are rarely that, I was having pain in the afternoons and waking up with it at night when we tried getting by with 2 MS Contin per day. 8 hours is more like it. Some types of insurance will not cover 3 per day, as the drug descriptions imply 12 hours of relief.
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This is also one of the reasons I was put on the patch...insurance would NOT cover the use of Oxycontin more than twice a day, since the medication 'states' it works for 12 hours, when, in FACT, it does not even come close to that.
More and more insurances are jumping on board to not cover three times a day for long acting medications.
But I must add: The patch completely eliminates ANY peaks/troughs with medication and therefore, pain relief is truly consistent throughout the day/night.