The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so. The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses. Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
Keep from freezing. Oxycodone can cause serious unwanted effects if taken by adults who are not used to strong narcotic pain medicines, children, or pets. Make sure you store the medicine in a safe and secure place to prevent others from getting it. Drop off any unused narcotic medicine at a drug take-back location right away.
If you do not have a drug take-back location near you, flush any unused narcotic medicine down the toilet. Check your local drug store and clinics for take-back locations. You can also check the DEA web site for locations. Here is the link to the FDA safe disposal of medicines website: www. It is very important that your doctor check your progress while you are using this medicine, especially within the first 24 to 72 hours of treatment.
This will allow your doctor to see if the medicine is working properly and to decide if you should continue to take it. Blood and urine tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects. This medicine may cause a serious type of allergic reaction called anaphylaxis, which can be life-threatening and requires immediate medical attention.
Call your doctor right away if you have a rash, itching, hoarseness, trouble breathing or swallowing, or any swelling of your hands, face, or mouth while you are using this medicine.
It is against the law and dangerous for anyone else to use your medicine. Keep your unused medicine in a safe and secure place. People who are addicted to drugs might want to steal this medicine. If you think you or someone else may have taken an overdose of this medicine, get emergency help at once. Your doctor may also give naloxone to treat an overdose. Signs of an overdose include: change or loss of consciousness, cold, clammy skin, coughing that sometimes produces a pink frothy sputum, decreased awareness or responsiveness, extreme dizziness or weakness, increased sweating, irregular, fast, or slow, or shallow breathing, pale or blue lips, fingernails, or skin, sleepiness or unusual drowsiness, slow heartbeat, seizures, swelling in legs and ankles, or trouble breathing.
Call your doctor right away if you notice these symptoms. This medicine may cause sleep-related breathing problems eg, sleep apnea, sleep-related hypoxemia.
Your doctor may decrease your dose if you have sleep apnea stop breathing for short periods during sleep while using this medicine. This medicine will add to the effects of alcohol and other CNS depressants. Some examples of CNS depressants are antihistamines or medicine for allergies or colds, sedatives, tranquilizers, or sleeping medicine, other prescription pain medicine or narcotics, medicine for seizures or barbiturates, muscle relaxants, or anesthetics numbing medicines , including some dental anesthetics.
This effect may last for a few days after you stop using this medicine. Check with your doctor before taking any of these medicines while you are using this medicine. This medicine may be habit-forming.
If you feel that the medicine is not working as well, do not use more than your prescribed dose. Call your doctor for instructions. Dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting may occur when you get up suddenly from a lying or sitting position. Getting up slowly may help lessen this problem. Also, lying down for a while may relieve dizziness or lightheadedness. This medicine may make you dizzy, drowsy, or lightheaded.
Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you. Using narcotics for a long time can cause severe constipation. To prevent this, your doctor may direct you to take laxatives, drink a lot of fluids, or increase the amount of fiber in your diet. Be sure to follow the directions carefully, because continuing constipation can lead to more serious problems.
If you have been using this medicine regularly for several weeks or longer, do not change your dose or suddenly stop using it without checking with your doctor.
This can help keep levels of this drug from building up too much in your body. Oxycodone extended-release tablets can only be used for certain children in this age range. These are children who have taken and tolerated opioid medications for at least five days in a row. However, because drugs affect each person differently, we cannot guarantee that this list includes all possible dosages. Always speak with your doctor or pharmacist about dosages that are right for you.
Taking it again could be fatal cause death. Do not drink alcohol while taking oxycodone. The use of drinks that contain alcohol raises your risk of serious side effects from oxycodone.
It may even result in coma or death. For people with breathing problems: Oxycodone may slow down your breathing or cause you to have shallow breathing. If you have a breathing problem such as asthma or COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , talk with your doctor about whether this drug is safe for you. Certain people should never take oxycodone: These include people who already have slow or shallow breathing, or who have too much carbon dioxide in their blood due to poor breathing.
They also include people with acute or severe asthma. For all of these people, taking this drug could harm their breathing too much and cause death. For people with gastrointestinal GI problems: Oxycodone can worsen certain stomach or bowel problems. This is because this drug makes it harder for food to move through your digestive tract.
It can also make it harder for doctors to diagnose or find the cause of these problems. If you have a condition called a paralytic ileus, you should not take oxycodone. Or if you have any type of GI obstruction, you should not take extended-release oxycodone. The immediate-release version may be used cautiously. For people with head injury: Oxycodone may cause increased pressure in your brain. It may also cause breathing problems.
Both of these issues raise your risk of complications, and can cause death. For people with liver problems: Your body may process drugs more slowly. Your doctor may start you on a lower dosage. For people with kidney problems: If you have kidney problems or a history of kidney disease, you may not be able to clear this drug from your body well.
This may increase the levels of oxycodone in your body and cause more side effects. This medication may also decrease your kidney function, making your kidney disease worse. For people with seizure problems: Oxycodone may cause or worsen seizures. If you have epilepsy , talk with your doctor about whether this drug is safe for you. Oxycodone may make your condition worse. Your doctor may prescribe a lower dosage of this drug.
For people with hypothyroidism low thyroid levels : Talk with your doctor about whether this drug is safe for you. Oxycodone could make your condition better or worse.
For people with urination problems: If you have trouble urinating due to certain problems, talk with your doctor about whether this drug is safe for you.
These problems include an enlarged prostate, a bladder obstruction, or kidney problems. Oxycodone can make it even harder for you to urinate, or make you unable to urinate. For people with pancreas and gallbladder problems: Oxycodone raises your risk of pancreatitis.
If you have acute or chronic pancreatitis , this drug may worsen your condition. Talk with your doctor about whether this drug is safe for you. For pregnant women: Using oxycodone long term during pregnancy may cause withdrawal symptoms in your newborn child. Symptoms include irritability, overactive behaviors, or an abnormal sleep pattern. They also include high-pitched crying, tremors, vomiting, diarrhea, or failure to gain weight. This drug should only be used in pregnancy if clearly needed.
For women who are breastfeeding: Oxycodone is present in breast milk and may cause side effects in a child who is breastfed. Talk to your doctor if you breastfeed your child. You may need to decide whether to stop breastfeeding or stop taking this medication.
For seniors: The kidneys of older adults may not work as well as they used to. For people at risk of misuse, addiction, or overdose: Using oxycodone can lead to addiction and misuse, which can result in overdose or death. Your doctor may prescribe naloxone, which is a drug used to treat an oxycodone overdose.
Talk with your doctor or pharmacist about how to get or use naloxone. Oxycodone oral tablet is used for short-term or long-term treatment. Even if your ability to drive is not affected, police have the right to request a saliva sample to check how much morphine is in your body. UK has more information about the law on drugs and driving.
Talk to a doctor or pharmacist if you're unsure whether it's safe for you to drive while taking oxycodone. If you take recreational drugs, such as cannabis, cocaine and heroin, while you're taking oxycodone, you're more likely to get the serious side effects of oxycodone including breathing difficulties, muscle stiffness, low blood pressure and seizures or fits.
Some recreational drugs, such as cannabis, will also increase oxycodone side effects and make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Taking heroin while you're taking prescribed oxycodone is especially dangerous. You're more likely to get all the side effects of oxycodone, including addiction. Tell your doctor if you take recreational drugs while you're taking oxycodone. Page last reviewed: 17 October Next review due: 17 October Oxycodone On this page About oxycodone Key facts Who can and cannot take oxycodone How and when to take it Taking oxycodone with other painkillers Side effects How to cope with side effects Pregnancy and breastfeeding Cautions with other medicines Common questions.
About oxycodone Oxycodone is an opiate painkiller. Oxycodone is also known by the brand names Oxynorm and OxyContin. Help us improve our website Can you answer a quick question about your visit today?
Oxycodone works by stopping pain signals travelling along the nerves to the brain. Oxycodone liquid and capsules work in 30 to 60 minutes but wear off after 4 to 6 hours. It's possible to become addicted to oxycodone, but your doctor will explain how to reduce the risks of becoming addicted. If you need to take oxycodone for more than a few weeks, your treatment plan may include details of how and when to stop taking this medicine.
The most common side effects of oxycodone are constipation, feeling sick and feeling sleepy. Oxycodone can be taken by adults and children aged 1 month and older. Tell your doctor before starting this medicine if you: have ever had an allergic reaction to oxycodone or any other medicine have lung problems, asthma or breathing difficulties have an addiction to alcohol have a head injury or condition which causes seizures or fits have an underactive thyroid gland hypothyroidism have kidney or liver problems have an enlarged prostate have low blood pressure hypotension have a mental health condition which is affected by certain medicines have had recent stomach surgery or bowel problems are trying to get pregnant, are already pregnant or if you're breastfeeding.
Oxycodone comes as: capsules — these contain 5mg, 10mg or 20mg of oxycodone slow-release tablets — these contain 5mg, 10mg, 15mg, 20mg, 30mg, 40mg, 60mg, 80mg or mg of oxycodone liquid — this contains 5mg of oxycodone in 5ml or 10mg of oxycodone in 1ml of liquid.
Important Do not break, crush, chew or suck oxycodone slow-release tablets. How often will I take it? How often you take it depends on the type of oxycodone that you've been prescribed: capsules — usually 4 to 6 times a day slow-release tablets — usually 1 to 2 times a day liquid — usually 4 to 6 times a day You can take oxycodone at any time of day, but try to take it at the same time every day and space your doses evenly.
Will my dose go up or down? What if I forget to take it? This will depend on which type of oxycodone you're taking. Never take 2 doses at the same time to make up for a forgotten one. What if I take too much? Urgent advice: Call now if:. Go to Where to store oxycodone If you're prescribed oxycodone, it's really important that you: store it properly and safely at home keep it out of the sight and reach of children do not give your medicine to anyone else return any unused oxycodone to a pharmacy so it can be thrown away safely.
Common side effects Common side effects happen in more than 1 in people. Talk to a doctor or pharmacist if these side effects bother you or do not go away: constipation feeling or being sick nausea or vomiting stomach discomfort feeling sleepy or tired feeling dizzy and a sensation of spinning vertigo confusion headaches itchiness or rash Serious side effects Serious side effects happen in less than 1 in people.
Call a doctor if you have: muscle stiffness feel dizzy, tired and have low energy — this could be a sign of low blood pressure hypotension. Immediate action required: Call if:. Serious allergic reaction In rare cases, it's possible to have a serious allergic reaction anaphylaxis to oxycodone. Information: You can report any suspected side effect using the Yellow Card safety scheme. Visit Yellow Card for further information. What to do about: constipation — try to include more high-fibre foods in your diet such as fruits, vegetables and cereals.
Try to drink several glasses of water each day. If you can, it may also help to do some gentle exercise. Ask your doctor about medicine to help prevent or treat constipation caused by oxycodone. Ensure the tablets or capsules are swallowed whole with a glass of water.
This side effect should usually wear off after a few days. Talk to a doctor about taking anti-sickness medicine if it carries on for longer. Talk to a doctor if they carry on for longer. Your dose may need to be adjusted. It may be best not to drink alcohol while taking oxycodone as this can make headaches worse.
It's safe to take an everyday painkiller such as paracetamol or ibuprofen. Talk to a doctor if headaches last longer than a week or are severe. Check with the pharmacist to see what type is suitable for you. If symptoms do not go away or they get worse, talk to a doctor as you may need to try a different painkiller. Oxycodone and breastfeeding Oxycodone is not usually recommended if you're breastfeeding.
Non-urgent advice: Tell your doctor if you're:. Tell a doctor before you start taking oxycodone if you are taking any medicines: to help you sleep for depression or mental health problems — some types cannot be taken with oxycodone for high blood pressure hypertension to help stop you feeling or being sick vomiting , such as domperidone or metoclopramide to treat symptoms of an allergy such as antihistamines to reduce tension or anxiety for an infection to control seizures of fits due to epilepsy Mixing oxycodone with herbal remedies and supplements It's not possible to say that oxycodone is safe to take with herbal remedies and supplements.
Important: Medicine safety Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you're taking any other medicines, including herbal medicines, vitamins or supplements. How does oxycodone work? Oxycodone is from a group of medicines called opiates, or narcotics. How long does it take to work?
How long will I take it for? Can I become addicted to oxycodone? How will I know if I'm addicted?
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