Oxycodone
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Current revision
rINN: Oxycodone
Other Names
OxyContin®, OxyNorm®
Pharmacological Information
Pharmacology Images
Oxycodone in the:
BNF-registration required
BNF for children-registration required
Relevant Clinical Literature
RCT with Oxycodone from Pubmed
Systematic reviews from Pubmed
Other Literature
Please read pharmacological data limitations
Contents |
Introduction
Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic of similar potency to morphine.
 | Take great care in prescribing and administering, as patients have had (fatal) respiratory arrest when the dose of OxyContin®(oxycodone MR) they are stable on has been substituted by a normal absorption oral form of oxycodone. |
Clinical Use
Indications
Administration
Oral Slow release compound (oxycontin) designed for b.d. dosing, with normal oxycodone for breakthrough pain (oxynorm)
IV
S/C
