Warning:

Oxycodone can be addictive. Take oxycodone exactly as directed. Do not overdo it, do not take it more often, or take it in a different way than your doctor told you to. While taking oxycodone, talk with your health care provider about your pain management goals, treatment duration, and other ways to manage your pain. Tell your doctor if you or someone in your family drinks or has drunk large amounts of alcohol, uses or has ever used illicit drugs, or has abused prescription medications, or has or has had depression or other mental illness .

There is a greater risk that you will abuse oxycodone if you have or have had any of these conditions.

For what conditions or diseases is this medication prescribed? Oxycodone is used to relieve pain from moderate to severe. Oxycodone prolonged-release tablets and capsules are used to relieve severe pain in people who are expected to need pain medication at all times for a prolonged period and who can not be treated with other medications. Oxycodone extended-release capsules and tablets should not be used to treat pain that can be controlled with medication taken when necessary. Tablets and extended-release capsules and concentrated oxycodone solution should only be used to treat people who are tolerant (accustomed to the effects of the medication) to opioid medications, because they have taken this type of medication for at least a week . Oxycodone belongs to a class of medications called opioid analgesics (narcotics). It works by changing the way the brain and nervous system respond to pain.

Oxycodone is also available in combination with acetaminophen (Oxycet, Percocet, Roxicet, Xartemis XR, others), aspirin (Percodan) and ibuprofen. This monograph only includes information about the use of oxycodone alone. If you take a combination oxycodone product, be sure to read information about all the ingredients in the product you are taking and ask for more information from your doctor or pharmacist.

How should this medicine be used?

The presentation of oxycodone is in solution (liquid), a concentrated solution, a tablet, a capsule, a prolonged-release tablet (long-acting) (Oxycontin) and a prolonged-release capsule (Xtampza ER) to take by mouth. The solution, the concentrated solution, tablet and capsule are usually taken with or without food every 4 to 6 hours, as needed for pain or as regularly scheduled medications. Prolonged-release tablets (Oxycontin) are taken every 12 hours with or without food. The extended-release capsules (Xtampza ER) are taken every 12 hours with food; Eat the same amount of food with each dose. Carefully follow the instructions on the label of your prescription and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take oxycodone exactly as directed.