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OxyContin

Active Ingredient(s): Oxycodone
First Approved by the FDA: December 12, 1995
Pharmaceutical Company: PURDUE PHARMA LP






Drug Overview

OxyContin comes in various forms and is in a class of medicines called Narcotic Analgesics (other different, but well-known brands in this class are Codeine and Vicodin); This drug is used to treat pain (moderate to severe levels) and is available in a Generic form. Please take note that OxyContin has the potential to be habit-forming and one should only take this under the supervision of their health care professional. It is a violation of federal law to transfer this drug to any individual for whom it was not prescribed for. ...

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Question
My doctor recently put me on Oxycontin 15mg (twice daily) and he said that it would take a week for the medicine to reach its full potential. After taking the medicine as recommended by my doctor, it still has no affect on my back pain at all. Does it really take that long to kick in or should I contact my doctor? I cannot keep living with this pain.
Saturday, 3/13/2010 4:06:47 PM  2 Replies RSS Feed for these replies
Financial Help
I suffer from severe Fibromyalgia and my Humana Insurance does not cover Oxycontin. Is there help from the drug company so that I can afford this medicine. I have had to start on Oxycodone for the past week and it just does not help the severe pain on a constant level. The Oxycodone makes me sleep all the time and my quality of life is just about bottomed out this week. The Oxycodone does not help with the breakthrough pain. I have been on the Oxycontin over five (5) years with good results, but insurance premium went to $1125.00 per month and my husband only averages about $1500 a month. Help! Jackie
Wednesday, 2/10/2010 11:51:17 PM  9 Replies RSS Feed for these replies
Oxycotin Damaged My Teeth
has anyone else known oxycotin to rot the teeth, i used to be on vicodin until my doctor told me i needed to swith to a morphine based meds she put me on ms contin but i had problems with it so she put me on 80mg oxcontin eventually my body built up a tolerance so she kept raising it, i have am now on from 4-6 per day of the 80mg tabs, it scares me that this is what rotted my teeth because only 5 yrs ago i had only 2 cavaties that needed filling and then only 1 yr after going on the oxycontin i had to have all my top front teeth pulled as they where rotting from the inside out the dentist said my mouth looked like a heroine addicts mouth looks he called it, he said it was shocking to him that normally he only saw such damage from someone who smoked crack or did heroine with so much dental damage, but i have never done any street drugs and have only take my prescription meds as prescribed to me, now i have lost 80% of my teeth and as a beautiful 41 yr old mother its devasting i cant afford dentures and sure cant afford implants like i would like to have. i am a single mother and i refuse to date because i have lost my teeth now, i had beautiful teeth before i started on the oxycontin and only 2 small cavaties that needed filling. can anyone help here does anyone else have this same problem and if so why hasnt the company making oxycontin warn patients of this possible problem, if i had known this would cause me to loose most of my teeth i would have never agreed to go on it, course my family doctor who has been prescribing them tells me she hasnt heard of any other cases yet when i researched the med online there where others like this why hasnt something been put in the warnings about this med, i sure would have prefered to have lived in pain the rest of my life rather than loose my teeth and be unable to even eat now, my health has gone downhill fast as i cant even chew foods necessary for good health all i can eat now are yogarts, and liquid type of foods which isnt much. my kids are 7 and 9yrs old and they watch me cry when we go out to eat and they order steak and i can smell it but cant order one as i know i wont be able to chew it, this is so devasting me i want teeth so badly if i could wish for anything in life besides not to be poor anymore it would be to have a full set of real teeth or implants but i could never dream of having them, and i dont know anyone out there willing to just help me get any either, i have always helped others all my life, but cant even help myself, i have had to have 29 surgeries now since 1991 when a drunk driver hit my car and caused me major injuries with my lower back and knees, i have had a full lower back fusion and 8 arthroscopic knee surgeries until a year ago they finally had to do a full right knee replacement and now they are talking about doing my left knee soon, so my life has been up and down with surgeries and i would go thru one more surgery just to have teeth implanted if i could. but i could never afford it, but i would like to know why these drug manufacturers are making a medication that could cause teeth to rot like this without warning us patients or even warning the doctors about it. this is just terrible of them i think, as now i am the one paying for this by having no teeth to eat with at such a young age now, i am a vivrant young 41 yr old at 5'3, 120lbs slim woman nice looking too as i was a model in my younger days so i keep my looks up, but to have no teeth now i never smile anymore, i am to ashamed to smile even though it wasnt my fault i lost my teeth i think they should pay for me to have new teeth but no one wants to admit that the med causes it, but my diet wasnt the problem back when i started the medication and i wasnt drinking coca-cola either or doing street drugs so i know that wasnt the cause either. the only thing that changed within one year to cause this was starting the oxycotin medication. well if anyone out there can help me let me know thanks.
Friday, 2/5/2010 11:11:18 AM  88 Replies RSS Feed for these replies
Unidentified Pills Found In A Bottle Of Oxycontin
i had found some oxycontin leftover from my stepmother in-law's bout with cancer, and in a smaller bottle that was in with them. in this bottle i found a bunch of small white round pills, about 1/4 of an inch in diameter. on one side is the number 25, on the other is an uppercase I, slanted slightly. i don't know what these pills are but would love some imput!
Monday, 2/1/2010 7:01:55 AM  20 Replies RSS Feed for these replies
18 Years Old Addicted To Oc Need Advice
I am currently 18 years old ive been doing oc for the past 6 months i did perks the 6 months before that i have a good job and have a great life going for me i wanna get off of it without rehab please someone give me advice i am curentely doing 40 mgs aday during the week and 80 a day on the weekends.. i mix it with cocaine atleast 4 times a week someone please help..i been getting very very deppresed lately and have thought numerous times about suicide
Wednesday, 1/20/2010 7:07:20 PM  23 Replies RSS Feed for these replies
Whats The Diff
what is the diff between oxycotin and oxycodone?
Wednesday, 1/20/2010 11:32:14 AM  7 Replies RSS Feed for these replies
Drug Found In Sons Room
i found a round yellow pill with cdn on one side and 40 on the other and need to know what it is
Tuesday, 1/5/2010 4:35:17 PM  4 Replies RSS Feed for these replies
Oxycontin All Night Party
My man used oxycontin fairly responsibly up until the last 8 months. Now, when he gets his prescription filled, he stays up all night doing God-knows-what. The next morning, I've found things in places that make no sense. He breaks and loses things. Often, he continues to carry on this way for a few days and nights. If he sits down, his eyes close and he fades away, but his arms and legs continue to constantly move and reach for nothing visible. He's gone on this way for up to a week at a time, then he'll finally crash into a sleep that lasts for days, waking only to take his oxy. He doesn't seem to remember most of this. Can anyone tell me what's going on here? Is there anything I can do? He won't acknowledge a problem.
Wednesday, 12/30/2009 5:51:15 PM  3 Replies RSS Feed for these replies
Snorting 20 Mg Oxycontin
is is really dangerous for an opiate tolerant person to snort just 20 mg of oxycontin?
Wednesday, 12/23/2009 12:45:47 PM  5 Replies RSS Feed for these replies
Support Group And Discussion For Ct
I want to discuss with people who understand, not just advice from the outside. I've had some success I need more and share mine
Tuesday, 12/22/2009 2:33:25 PM  Post a Reply

Possible Dosages for this and Related Drugs:

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Capsule   5mg
Powder   100%
Solution   20mg/ml,  5mg/5ml
Tablet   15mg,  30mg,  5mg
Tablet, Extended Release   10mg,  15mg,  160mg,  20mg,  30mg,  40mg,  60mg,  80mg

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