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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
1 3%
Moderate
8 27%
Mild
13 43%
None
8 27%

Most commonly reported side effects

Constipation
9 43%
Sleepiness
7 33%
Forgetting Words
5 24%
dry mouth
4 19%
Nausea
3 14%
Itching (pruritus)
2 10%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Oxycodone. See all 31 dosages

  10mg as needed 15 mg all the time (24/7) 15mg as needed 1mg as needed 2 15mg as needed 2 5mg as needed 30mg as needed 3 15mg as needed 3 5mg as needed 4 5mg as needed 5 mg as needed 5mg as needed 7.5 mg all the time (24/7) 5 mg yearly 1 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 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 90 mg daily 120 mg daily 160 mg daily 180 mg daily 320 mg daily 10800 mg monthly
  7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 10 Number of Patients: 10 9 Number of Patients: 9 10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 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
Did not seem to work
7 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Doctor's advice
6 29% Doctor's advice: 29%
Other
4 19% Other: 19%
Course of treatment ended
2 10% Course of treatment ended: 10%
Personal research
2 10% Personal research: 10%
Not indicated
1 5% Not indicated: 5%
Expense
1 5% Expense: 5%
Side effects too severe
1 5% Side effects too severe: 5%
Change in health plan coverage
1 5% Change in health plan coverage: 5%

See all 19 patients who’ve stopped taking Oxycodone

Currently Taking Oxycodone

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

Stopped Taking Oxycodone

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
21 70%
Usually
7 23%
Sometimes
2 7%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
5 17%
A little
5 17%
Not at all
20 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 3%
$25-49
1 3%
< $25
18 60%

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Report created on March 21, 2010.