Oxycontin (oxycodone er) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Oxycodone ER
What is Oxycontin?
Oxycontin is a brand name for the extended release preparation of the drug oxycodone, a narcotic analgesic drug used to treat or prevent moderate to severe pain. Oxycontin is a brand name owned by Purdue Pharmaceuticals.
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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain | 105 | 0 | |||||
| chronic pain | 33 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 26 | 0 | |||||
| Fibromyalgia | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Lower back pain | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Support another treatment | 5 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Oxycontin. See all 35 dosages ►
| 10 mg all the time (24/7) | 10 mg as needed | 10mg as needed | 15 mg all the time (24/7) | 160 mg all the time (24/7) | 20 mg all the time (24/7) | 20 mg as needed | 20mg as needed | 30 mg all the time (24/7) | 40 mg all the time (24/7) | 80 mg all the time (24/7) | daily | 1.5 mg daily | 5 mg daily | 10 mg daily | 15 mg daily | 20 mg daily | 30 mg daily | 40 mg daily | 45 mg daily | 50 mg daily | 60 mg daily | 75 mg daily | 80 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 120 mg daily | 130 mg daily | 160 mg daily | 180 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 240 mg daily | 250 mg daily | 320 mg daily | 325 mg daily | 650 mg daily | ||
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5
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4
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3
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7
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2
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12
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1
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32
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9
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20
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1
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1
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12
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15
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1
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14
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1
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9
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2
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3
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Side effects too severe
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17 | 38% |
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Did not seem to work
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16 | 36% |
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Other
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13 | 29% |
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Doctor's advice
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7 | 16% |
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Expense
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4 | 9% |
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Course of treatment ended
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3 | 7% |
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Personal research
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2 | 4% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 2% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
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- Brynn
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: mild
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: moderate
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- Brynn
- 120 mg daily
- since Feb 26, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Pain
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Side Effects
Severe
- Advice/Tips I think people should look for alternatives See full evaluation
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- ukwildcat
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: moderate
- Physical Symptoms: moderate
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe
- 674
- VL 102
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- ukwildcat
- 120 mg daily
- since Oct 22, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Cluster Headaches
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Side Effects
Moderate
- Advice/Tips AVOID THE GENERIC!! The brand has fewer side effects and is extremely more effective. If your insurance requires generic OxyContin, request your physician ... See full evaluation
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- g-men
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: mild
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: moderate
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- g-men
- 40 mg daily
- since Nov 15, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Pain
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Side Effects
Mild
- See full evaluation
See all 1 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.