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What is Oxycodone-Acetaminophen?

The combination of oxycodone, an opioid analgesic and acetaminophen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is used for moderate to severe pain. It is available in different strengths and brand name products.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Pain	74	17
Fibromyalgia	12	4
Other	12	5
Breakthrough pain	9	1
Back pain	5	1
Pain, all over (generalized)	2	1
full body pain	2	1
MORE SEVERE PAIN	2	0
bulging discs in neck(4) and lower back(2)	1	0
Fatigue	1	1
surgical pain	1	0
Back, leg pain	1	1
rotator cuff pain	1	0
Migraine	1	1
General health	1	0
break-through pain	1	0
Lower back pain	1	0
Support another treatment	1	0

See all 18 reasons taken ▼

See all 125 patients currently taking Oxycodone-Acetaminophen

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	4	15%
Moderate	3	12%
Mild	10	38%
None	9	35%

Most commonly reported side effects

Constipation	8	31%
Nausea	5	19%
Drowsiness	3	12%
Dizziness	2	8%
light headed	2	8%
Dependence (drug)	1	4%
drunk feeling	1	4%
vomitting	1	4%
Sleeplessness	1	4%
headache	1	4%
elevated liver enzymes	1	4%
ringing in my ears if I take more	1	4%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 12 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Oxycodone-Acetaminophen. See all 59 dosages ►

10 mg all the time (24/7)	10mg as needed	1mg as needed	1other as needed	2 325mg-5mg as needed	2 x 325 mg-5 mg all the time (24/7)	300mg-2.5mg as needed	325mg-10mg as needed	325mg-5mg as needed	325mg as needed	3 325mg-10mg as needed	4 325mg-10mg as needed	500mg-10mg as needed	500mg-7.5mg as needed	5 mg as needed	5mg as needed	650mg-10mg as needed	650mg as needed	6 650mg-10mg as needed	6 x 325 mg-10 mg all the time (24/7)	7.5mg as needed	0.325 mg daily	5 mg daily	6 mg daily	7.5 mg daily	10 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	50 mg daily	60 mg daily	325 mg-10 mg daily	325 mg-5 mg/5 mL daily	325 mg-5 mg daily	500 mg-5 mg daily	500 mg-7.5 mg daily	2 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	2 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	650 mg-10 mg daily	3 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	3 x 325 mg-2.5 mg daily	3 x 325 mg-5 mg/5 mL daily	3 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	3 x 400 mg-7.5 mg daily	2 x 650 mg-10 mg daily	4 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	4 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	4 x 325 mg-7.5 mg daily	3 x 500 mg-5 mg daily	5 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	5 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	3 x 650 mg-10 mg daily	6 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	6 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	4 x 500 mg-7.5 mg daily	5 x 500 mg-7.5 mg daily	4 x 650 mg-10 mg daily	8 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	12 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	4500 mg daily
1	2	1	2	1	1	1	5	14	3	1	1	1	3	1	6	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	2	2	2	5	1	2	3	11	2	4	1	2	1	1	1	5	4	2	1	1	1	3	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice	6	29%
Did not seem to work	5	24%
Side effects too severe	3	14%
Other	3	14%
Expense	1	5%
Personal research	1	5%
Course of treatment ended	1	5%

See all 17 patients who’ve stopped taking Oxycodone-Acetaminophen

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Oxycodone-Acetaminophen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
2	4	11	30	17	26

Stopped Taking Oxycodone-Acetaminophen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
4	2	5	2	2	3

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	12	46%
Usually	7	27%
Sometimes	4	15%
Never	3	12%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	2	8%
Somewhat	4	15%
A little	5	19%
Not at all	15	58%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	2	8%
$50-99	0	0%
$25-49	5	19%
< $25	11	42%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 26 patient evaluations

Hawkmoon22

Sex: F

Pain: Some

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: All

Stiffness: Most

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: most

Description:F44y

FM:11y Dx

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Hawkmoon22

325 mg-5 mg daily

since Apr 27, 2009
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips I take about 4 a day but that is mild to what I was on.. So I guess you take the good with the bad... some relief is better than none.. I try not to focus on... See full evaluation

Scarlett13

Sex: F

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Most

Stickman: all

Description:F27y

FM:1y Dx

CFS:?y

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Scarlett13

325mg-10mg as needed

since Sep 25, 2009
Efficacy Major for Breakthrough pain
Side Effects Mild
See full evaluation

ashhenry

Sex: F

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Little

Stickman: all

Description:F29y

FM:1y Dx

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ashhenry

325mg-5mg as needed

since May 05, 2009
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects None
See full evaluation

See all 26 patient evaluations

Forum

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Report created on November 21, 2009.

10 mg all the time (24/7)	10mg as needed	1mg as needed	1other as needed	2 325mg-5mg as needed	2 x 325 mg-5 mg all the time (24/7)	300mg-2.5mg as needed	325mg-10mg as needed	325mg-5mg as needed	325mg as needed	3 325mg-10mg as needed	4 325mg-10mg as needed	500mg-10mg as needed	500mg-7.5mg as needed	5 mg as needed	5mg as needed	650mg-10mg as needed	650mg as needed	6 650mg-10mg as needed	6 x 325 mg-10 mg all the time (24/7)	7.5mg as needed	0.325 mg daily	5 mg daily	6 mg daily	7.5 mg daily	10 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	50 mg daily	60 mg daily	325 mg-10 mg daily	325 mg-5 mg/5 mL daily	325 mg-5 mg daily	500 mg-5 mg daily	500 mg-7.5 mg daily	2 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	2 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	650 mg-10 mg daily	3 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	3 x 325 mg-2.5 mg daily	3 x 325 mg-5 mg/5 mL daily	3 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	3 x 400 mg-7.5 mg daily	2 x 650 mg-10 mg daily	4 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	4 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	4 x 325 mg-7.5 mg daily	3 x 500 mg-5 mg daily	5 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	5 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	3 x 650 mg-10 mg daily	6 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	6 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	4 x 500 mg-7.5 mg daily	5 x 500 mg-7.5 mg daily	4 x 650 mg-10 mg daily	8 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	12 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	4500 mg daily
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10 mg all the time (24/7)	10mg as needed	1mg as needed	1other as needed	2 325mg-5mg as needed	2 x 325 mg-5 mg all the time (24/7)	300mg-2.5mg as needed	325mg-10mg as needed	325mg-5mg as needed	325mg as needed	3 325mg-10mg as needed	4 325mg-10mg as needed	500mg-10mg as needed	500mg-7.5mg as needed	5 mg as needed	5mg as needed	650mg-10mg as needed	650mg as needed	6 650mg-10mg as needed	6 x 325 mg-10 mg all the time (24/7)	7.5mg as needed	0.325 mg daily	5 mg daily	6 mg daily	7.5 mg daily	10 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	50 mg daily	60 mg daily	325 mg-10 mg daily	325 mg-5 mg/5 mL daily	325 mg-5 mg daily	500 mg-5 mg daily	500 mg-7.5 mg daily	2 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	2 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	650 mg-10 mg daily	3 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	3 x 325 mg-2.5 mg daily	3 x 325 mg-5 mg/5 mL daily	3 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	3 x 400 mg-7.5 mg daily	2 x 650 mg-10 mg daily	4 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	4 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	4 x 325 mg-7.5 mg daily	3 x 500 mg-5 mg daily	5 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	5 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	3 x 650 mg-10 mg daily	6 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	6 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	4 x 500 mg-7.5 mg daily	5 x 500 mg-7.5 mg daily	4 x 650 mg-10 mg daily	8 x 325 mg-5 mg daily	12 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	4500 mg daily
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