[jeva]

My mother is very ill & has severe pain throughout her body. She was hospitalized for quite some time, however, when she was sent home they gave her a prescription for percocet for the pain. I have been taking care of her & she still seems to be in a lot of pain. I asked what the dosage was & her husband said that he thought the Dr. said 15mg, which really doesn't mean anything to me, so I just got on the internet & started to research. In my research I could not even find that dosage in percocet. Does anyone know if there is a 15mg of percocet or could this be another drug & they are just confused with all the meds she has been taking? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, jeva

[mpvt]

Look on her prescription bottle it should something like"5 mgs oxycodone 325 mgs tylenol.If they are 5mgs you can give her 3 every 3 hrs.If they're 10mgs you can give her 2 every 3 hours.It really depends on what it takes to make her comfortable.If she's still in alot of pain after a hour then give her another one.If a person is in alot of pain it is almost impossible to give them to much narcotic.Make her comfortable, that's what you need to do........Dave

[trecrop]

If you aren't sure of the dosage, call her doctor and ask. It's better to be safe than sorry. You could also do a search on the internet.