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Taking Oxycodone
37 Patients currently take Oxycodone
5 Patients stopped taking Oxycodone
bronwynn Sensation: severe Overall: moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: none Speech: moderate Swallowing: mild Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile bronwynn 5mg as needed since Apr 24, 2008
arthurj Sensation: mild Overall: none Cognition: mild Vision: mild Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: mild Walking: mild See profile arthurj 10mg as needed since Jun 17, 2008
krisztinah2o Mouth/throat: moderate Arms: moderate Chest: mild Legs: moderate See profile krisztinah2o 10mg as needed since Mar 10, 2008

Brand Names: Amide, Roxicodon
See also: Endocet, Oxycodone ER, Oxycodone IR, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Oxycontin

What is Oxycodone? Oxyocodone is a powerful opioid medication 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 acetominophen (paracetomol), aspirin, or ibuprofen in brand-name drugs. Read more...

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Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

42 patients in the community are taking or have taken Oxycodone.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Pain	30	75%
Other	9	22%
Aches and pains	1	2%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Oxycodone.

0 mg none	0.05 mg day	5 mg day	10 mg day	15 mg day	0 mg none	20 mg day	30 mg day	50 mg day	80 mg day
22	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Oxycodone or how long patients were taking Oxycodone before stopping.

Currently taking Oxycodone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
2	4	5	6	2	12

Stopped taking Oxycodone

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

Why Patients Stopped Taking Oxycodone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	4	80%
Did not seem to work	1	20%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	50%	1
Moderate	50%	1

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	33%	1
None	67%	2

Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness

Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 3)

OBXGemini

Sensation: moderate

Overall: mild

Cognition: mild

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by OBXGemini
Aug 19, 2008

EfficacySlight
Side-effectsNone

Other

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Sudds Wife

Sensation: severe

Overall: moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by Sudds Wife
May 20, 2008