What is OxyContin?
oxycontin vs oxycodone is used to manage severe and persistent pain that requires an extended treatment period with a daily opioid pain medicine when other pain medicines do not treat your pain well enough, or you cannot tolerate them. It is a long-acting (extended-release) opioid pain medication that can put you at risk for overdose and death. Even if you take your dose correctly as prescribed, you are at risk for opioid addiction, abuse, and misuse that can lead to death.
OxyContin is not for “as-needed” use and is approved for adults and opioid-tolerant children aged 11+ already taking at least 20 mg oxycodone daily.
The FDA requires a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for opioid analgesics to balance benefits against risks of addiction and misuse. Prescribers must complete REMS-compliant education, counsel patients on safe use and disposal, ensure patients read Medication Guides, and consider patient-prescriber agreements to enhance safety.OxyContin (oxycodone) is a full mu-opioid receptor agonist providing analgesia with no ceiling effect, meaning doses are limited only by adverse effects like respiratory and CNS depression. Its precise analgesic mechanism is unknown, but CNS opioid receptors throughout the brain and spinal cord are believed to be involved.
Before Taking
Do not take OxyContin if you have:
- Severe asthma
- Trouble breathing or other lung problems
- A bowel blockage or a narrowing of the stomach or intestines
- An allergy to oxycodone, OxyContin, or any of the ingredients in your oxycodone preparation.
Before taking OxyContin, tell your healthcare provider if you have a history of:
- Head injury, seizures
- Liver, kidney, thyroid problems
- Problems urinating
- Pancreas or gallbladder problems
- Abuse of street or prescription drugs, alcohol addiction, opioid overdose, or mental health problems.
How do I Take OxyContin?oxycontin vs oxycodone
When taking OxyContin, do not change your dose. Take it exactly as prescribed by your healthcare provider. Use the lowest dose possible for the shortest time needed.
- Take your prescribed dose every 12 hours at the same time every day.
- Swallow OxyContin tablets whole. Do not cut, break, chew, crush, dissolve, snort, or inject OxyContin tablets because this may cause you to overdose and die.
- Do not pre-soak, lick, or wet the tablet before placing it in your mouth to avoid choking on the tablet.
- Do not take more than your prescribed dose in 12 hours. If you miss a dose, take your next dose at your usual time.




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