Oxycodone

Oxycodone is an ingredient of some medicaments used to relieve pain. When used carefully and according to rules medicament is safe and do not cause any health harm. However, oxycodone is one of the opioids and as nearly all of them is used as narcotic. Illegal use of oxycodone is especially popular in U.S., Canada and Australia. Effects of oxycodone use are similar to those experienced after morphine or heroine intake. It causes life-threatening interactions with some drugs and alcohol.

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Trade

Trade & street names

oxycodone

Products

Among commercial products oxycodone (in form of oxycodone hydrochloride or terephthalate) occurs as an ingredient of many medicaments, e.g.:

oxycodone + aspirin – Endodan, Percodan, Percodan-Demi, Roxiprin
oxycodone + acetaminophen – Endocet, Narvox, Percocet, Roxicet, Roxilox, Tylox
oxycodone + ibuprofen – Combunox
oxycodone – Endocodone, ETH-Oxydose, M-Oxy, OxyContin, Oxydose, OxyFAST, OxyIR, OxyNorm, Percolone, Roxicodone, Supeudol (Canada)

Medical info

Class	narcotic
Medical use	severe pain relieving
Routes	oral
Effects of use	euphoria, drowsiness, respiratory, depression, constricted pupils, nausea
Effects of overdose	slow and shallow breathing, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, possible death
Withdrawal effects	watery eyes, runny nose, yawning, loss of appetite, irritability, tremors, panic, cramps, nausea, chills and sweating
Onset	?
Duration of action	3-12 hours