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What is Oxycodone?

Oxyocodone is an opioid analgesic used to treat moderate to severe pain. It is available in both immediate release (IR) and extended release (ER) preparations. Oxycodone is often combined with acetaminophen (paracetomol), aspirin, or ibuprofen in brand-name drugs.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 6%
Moderate
8 24%
Mild
12 36%
None
11 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
11 33%
Constipation
6 18%
Forgetting Words
5 15%
dry mouth
4 12%
Nausea
3 9%
Itching (pruritus)
2 6%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Oxycodone. See all 47 dosages ►

  10 mg as needed 10mg as needed 15 mg all the time (24/7) 15mg as needed 1mg as needed 20 mg as needed 20mg/mL as needed 2 10mg as needed 2 15mg as needed 2 5mg as needed 30mg as needed 3 15mg as needed 40mg as needed 4 5mg as needed 5mg/5mL as needed 5 mg all the time (24/7) 5 mg as needed 5mg as needed 6 5mg as needed 750mg as needed 7.5 mg all the time (24/7) as needed mg as needed 5 mg yearly 0.05 mg daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 5 mg daily 7.5 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 90 mg daily 120 mg daily 160 mg daily 180 mg daily 240 mg daily 320 mg daily 325 mg daily 520 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 24 Number of Patients: 24 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 15 Number of Patients: 15 9 Number of Patients: 9 11 Number of Patients: 11 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Oxycodone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
13 37% Other: 37%
Doctor's advice
12 34% Doctor's advice: 34%
Did not seem to work
6 17% Did not seem to work: 17%
Side effects too severe
4 11% Side effects too severe: 11%
Personal research
2 6% Personal research: 6%
Course of treatment ended
1 3% Course of treatment ended: 3%
Not indicated
1 3% Not indicated: 3%

See all 32 patients who’ve stopped taking Oxycodone

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Oxycodone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
7
10
23
20
41

Stopped Taking Oxycodone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
5
7
7
5
7

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
21 64%
Usually
8 24%
Sometimes
3 9%
Never
1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 3%
Somewhat
8 24%
A little
6 18%
Not at all
18 55%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 3%
$25-49
1 3%
< $25
22 67%

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Report created on November 20, 2009.