A Strong Pain-Relieving Medication
Prescribed to help manage moderate to severe pain, oxycodone is an opioid analgesic drug.
Oxycodone is sold under many names, including Xtampza ER, Oxaydo, Oxycontin, and Roxybond.
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Uses
Like all opioids, oxycodone is primarily a pain medication.
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As such, careful evaluation is an essential part of the process.
Other Opioids
As mentioned, oxycodone is what is considered an opioid or narcotic.
Heres a quick breakdown of how dosage works in these forms.
Solution:Liquid forms of oxycodone are taken orally.
How to Take and Store
Youll get specific instructions from your practitioner about taking oxycodone.
However, the typical guidelines are as follows:
And what do you do if you miss a dose?
When you do stop oxycodone treatment, healthcare providers will taper your intake to reduce the withdrawal symptoms.
Generally, the rate and duration of tapering will depend on how long you have been taking the drug.
Its important that you keep your medications safe and out of reach of children.
Finally, its absolutely essential that you dispose of any leftover medicine safely.
These drugs can be habit-forming, and they should never be shared.
Excess medication should be taken to a pharmacy, police station, or other safe disposal location.
Though these may be challenging, they can be managed.
These include:
Overdose of oxycodone can lead to coma and even death.
In these cases, the primary danger is respiratory depression, which leads to insufficient oxygen circulating the body.
These medications can cause life-threatening effects that can lead to hospitalization or death.
When an opioid overdose is suspected, naloxone hydrochloride should be administered as soon as possible.
Naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray is currently available both over-the-counter and by prescription, under different brand names.
Narcan (4 mg/spray) and ReVive (3 mg/spray) are brand names available OTC.
Theyve revised their prescription approaches to minimize risk and have developed better protocols for managing issues that arise.
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