Oxycodone Pregnancy and Breast Feeding Warnings

Oxycodone is also known as: Dazidox, Endocodone, ETH-Oxydose, M-Oxy, OxyContin, Oxyfast, OxyIR, Percolone, Roxicodone, Roxicodone Intensol

Overview

If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using Oxycodone while you are pregnant. Oxycodone is found in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while taking Oxycodone .

Oxycodone Pregnancy Warnings

Immediate-release oxycodone has not been formally assigned to a pregnancy category by the FDA. Some combination products that contain oxycodone (such as Percocet and Tylox) are assigned to pregnancy category C. Controlled-release oxycodone has been assigned to pregnancy category B. Use of narcotic analgesics in late pregnancy is associated with the risk of neonatal withdrawal. There are no controlled data in human pregnancy. Oxycodone should only be given during pregnancy when there are no alternatives and benefit outweighs risk.

Oxycodone Lactation Warnings

Oxycodone is excreted into human milk. However, the clinical significance in regard to breast-fed infants is unknown.

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