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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 325 77 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Fibromyalgia 73 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Breakthrough pain 66 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Back pain 42 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 41 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Chronic pain 19 1 Efficacy_none

See all 589 patients currently taking Oxycodone-Acetaminophen

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 11
Moderate
 20
Mild
 55
None
 60

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Oxycodone-Acetaminophen

Constipation 24
Nausea 11
Drowsiness 8
Lightheadedness 6
Dizziness 6
Nausea and vomiting 3
See all 47 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Oxycodone-Acetaminophen. See all 135 dosages ►

  10mg as needed 325mg-5mg as needed 325mg-10mg as needed 5mg as needed 325 mg-5 mg daily 2 x 325 mg-5 mg daily 3 x 325 mg-5 mg daily 3 x 325 mg-10 mg daily 4 x 325 mg-10 mg daily 4 x 325 mg-5 mg daily
  14 Number of Patients: 14 74 Number of Patients: 74 36 Number of Patients: 36 27 Number of Patients: 27 35 Number of Patients: 35 19 Number of Patients: 19 20 Number of Patients: 20 18 Number of Patients: 18 28 Number of Patients: 28 15 Number of Patients: 15  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 38   Other: 26%
Course of treatment ended 36   Course of treatment ended: 24%
Did not seem to work 32   Did not seem to work: 21%
Doctor's advice 30   Doctor's advice: 20%
Side effects too severe 23   Side effects too severe: 15%
Change in health plan coverage 7   Change in health plan coverage: 5%
Expense 6   Expense: 4%
Personal research 5   Personal research: 3%

See all 141 patients who’ve stopped taking Oxycodone-Acetaminophen

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Oxycodone-Acetaminophen

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

Stopped Taking Oxycodone-Acetaminophen

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Oxycodone-Acetaminophen

Always
 84 58%
Usually
 33 23%
Sometimes
 21 14%
Never
 8 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Oxycodone-Acetaminophen

Very
 6 4%
Somewhat
 9 6%
A little
 24 16%
Not at all
 107 73%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Oxycodone-Acetaminophen

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 5 5%
$50-99
 4 4%
$25-49
 11 11%
< $25
 84 81%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.