Description
Apo Oxycodone CR 80mg
Apo Oxycodone CR 80mg is controlled release pills belongs to a group of medications known as opioid analgesics . It is used to relieve severe chronic pain which has not responded to other treatments. It decreases pain by acting on the central nervous system.
This medication may be available under multiple brand names and/or in several different forms. Any specific brand name of this medication may not be available in all of the forms or approved for all of the conditions discussed here. As well, some forms of this medication may not be used for all of the conditions discussed here.
What is oxycodone?
An opioid drug, like morphine, codeine and methadone.
It is found in several products:
in combination with other drugs, in products such as Percocet, Oxycocet and Endocet
by itself in immediate-release (IR) products, such as Oxy-IR
by itself in controlled-release (CR) products, such as OxyContin (no longer available), OxyNEO, Apo-Oxycodone CR and PMS-Oxycodone CR.
OxyContin (also known as “oxy”) was developed in 1995 to provide long-lasting pain relief, so people with severe pain would not have to take pills as often. OxyContin was widely prescribed and became associated with abuse and addiction problems. When the tablet was crushed, the drug released into the body more quickly, which increased its effects. OxyContin was removed from the Canadian market in 2012 and replaced with OxyNEO, a similar medication that was not so easy to crush. However, when OxyContin’s patent expired, similar products were put on the market.
Ingredients Apo Oxycodone
Each green, round, biconvex, film-coated tablet, engraved “APO” on one side and “OCD” over “80” on the other, contains 80 mg of oxycodone hydrochloride.
Nonmedicinal ingredients:
anhydrous lactose, ethylcellulose, magnesium stearate, colloidal silicon dioxide, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, yellow ferric oxide, indigotine aluminum lake 12-14%, sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate, and also sodium phosphate dibasic.
Side effects
In addition to its desired action, this medication may cause some side effects, notably it cause:
- constipation — to prevent this, drink plenty of water or juice, and eat more dietary fibre;
- drowsiness or dizziness — use caution if driving;
- iunusual tiredness;
- nausea and vomiting.
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