Oxycodone is used to relieve moderate to moderate-to-severe pain. It also is used to relieve postpartum, postoperative, and dental pain.
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Brand Names:
- Endocodone®
- OxyContin®
- Oxydose®
- OxyFast®
- OxyIR®
- Percolone®
- Roxicodone®
- Roxicodone®
- Intensol®
Source: National Institute of Health and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc.,“Oxycodone", The MedMaster™ Patient Drug Information Database, 2007, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682132.html (23 May 2007)
Warnings:
As of 5/10/2007 the FDA informed healthcare professionals of criminal charges and civil liabilities brought against Purdue Frederick in connection with several illegal schemes to promote, market and sell OxyContin®, a powerful prescription pain reliever that the company produces. The manufacturer's sales force was trained to make false claims about the product to healthcare professionals, thereby, misbranding OxyContin® by illegally promoting the drug as being less addictive, less subject to abuse, and less likely to cause tolerance and withdrawal than other pain medications. These practices falsely promote the product and may cause health risks for consumers.
FDA News Release: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01632.html
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, “OxyContin, Illegal Promotion by Manufacturer May Cause Health Risks for Consumers", The FDA Saftey Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program, 2007, http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2007/safety07.htm (30 May 2007)
For more information on drugs recently recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), please go to: US FDA: Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts.
OxyContin® is a registered trademark of Purdue Pharma LP.