What is the difference in oxycontin and oxycodone?
Will a drug test distinquish the difference in oxycodone and oxycontin?
Question posted by jethrohairless on 19 July 2011
Last updated on 16 April 2024 by msjuniper
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msjuniper
15 April 2024
There seems to be a bit of confusion in this thread so let me just straighten this out. The generic oxycodone has a name brand of Percocet, and is instant release. Oxycontin, an extended medication, is not the same thing, I think, bc I do know they have oxycodone in the extended release as well. Oxymorphone is definitely Opana (not any other oxy) though and nearly impossible to get. As for showing up as the same thing on a drug test, idk, that's what I'm here to find out. but oxycodone, Percocet, and Roxycone (which is Percocet without the Tylenol) all show up as the same thing BC they are the same thing. the first being generic, the second being name brand, and the third being without the Tylenol. I dont believe any of them show up as oxymorphone. But more importantly, does oxycontin show the same as oxy/Perc/Roxi? I know they are chemically similar, but I'm not positive on the testing part.
GameBoy87
16 Oct 2017
Everyone PLEASE! Percocet, the Generic version of OxyCodone W/ Tylenol or Aspirin which are called " Roxie's ". Coming in 5mg/7.5mg/10mgs. NOW, if they have NO acetaminophen in them they are called OxyCodone, coming in forms of 5/10/15/20/30mg's. Those are what everyone mistakes on the streets with OxyContin, which is the big sister of OxyCodone, forms of 10/20/30/40/60/80mg's. They used to have 160mg's. I miss them. Anyways, THAT'S how it is. Don't believe me? Look up " Big Pharma " who is the pharmaceutical Company who makes them. Good Day.
Typhany
16 Oct 2017
As previously stated in this thread, oxycodone and Oxycontin are the exact same drug, the ONLY difference being that Oxycontin is the CONTINuous release version. They actually come in the same or similar doses, but it takes 12hrs for the release of the latter, whereas the former is referred to as immediate release, meaning the entire dosage hits your system as you digest it, but it also starts being broken down immediately so it wears off much more quickly than the extended release.
They both are broken down into their metabolite oxymorphone, so drug tests can be used to estimate when you took the oxy and how much you took.
The reason I came to this thread was to determine whether the extended release tabs showed vastly different numbers with metabolites. It's clear to me though that most people just comment whatever misinformation that they think they know without regard for expertise or fact, and it appears that many people are woefully ignorant when it comes to opioids. This entire "epidemic" could quickly be solved if every person prescribed them first needed to take a class. Unbelievable.
Alice young
17 July 2018
Give this man 2 thumbs up!
simpleone
25 Sep 2017
yes
DZDONZI
28 Feb 2016
I feel i need to correct everyone on here about Oxycontin/Oxycodone... Oxycontin IS a time released oxycodone... Oxycodone has NO tylenol... Percacet IS oxycodone with Tylenol...
BW88
18 July 2017
I think everyone who is confused about these two drugs needs to research alot more on these opioids. They are not the same.
musicman625
14 Nov 2015
James0915 you are VERY incorrect, I have been on Oyxmorphone before, and it's called Opana which is available in either an IR or an ER. It is also extremely expensive. You would know if you were perscribed Opana, also only 1 out of 2 million Docs are willing to perscribe a potent drug like that. My Dr was a dork, whatever I asked for and in any quantity he would give me.
Becky227
13 June 2016
Hey musicman625 who is your doctor? Wish I could find a "dork" like that around my town. After a laminectomy and 14 screws in my neck, a right hip replacement and a back surgery, all at only 52, most of the doctors in my area are stuck in the 4, 30 mg oxycodone a day rut. They certainly need more training in how to prescribe these medications if they are going to do so. I consider you lucky! He may be smarter than you think!
BW88
18 July 2017
I agree with musicman625. They are not the same.
Now they have/are stopping prescribing any kind of opanas because of all the overdoses and the company is being sued. At least in n.c.
My husband was on opanas because some idiot dropped a steel ladder on his head/neck 10 years ago at work. He had to have surgery and has a metal plate in his neck but all that did was get rid of the headaches. He has so much pain it's horrible. Now they are going to have to do another surgery on his neck and back now because the carelessness of another person. N.C. is not the state you want to live in. The laws here suck. I have watched him suffer for 10 years now and has been put on so many different medications and of course the ones that worked his insurance decided they didn't want to pay for anymore. His settlement wasn't even enough to cover his medical bills for a year and that was with 3 lawyers. His ssdi is not enough considering he's disabled for life.
It has caused his back problems that he has now, which is bone on bone and unless they can actually help him with another surgery idk what we are going to be able to do. What's even worse is that they fired him but the man that dropped the ladder on him is still working making great money. Where Is the justice in any of that?
BW88
18 July 2017
Musicman625 If you think your Dr is incompetent by giving you what you need I don't understand. These days it is almost impossible to get the pain meds that you need for serious/life threatening injuries. At least in N.C. it is. I've been going to pain clinics since 2001 because of lymes disease and what it did to me. It was the cause of my back deteriorating and horrible pain down my legs. I ended up getting fibromyalgia from it along with other major problems. Now drs don't even like to treat people with lymes disease thanks to the cdc. I only take what i need to get rid of the pain because I hate taking medications. With that being said you are luckier than most that your Dr wants to help you. If your pain doesn't last then you don't have to take the medicine. If for some reason you have to have the medication than you have a Dr that will give you what you need to survive and you know your own body to tell if you don't need the heavy pain meds.
I only wish I could find a specialist that could operate and take all the pain away but it's not posdible. I've seen alot of surgeons and it's always the same outcome. They cannot get rid of my disease and right now still won't do my back surgery. Good luck with your pain if you can't be helped, and hopefully your Dr will always help you if you need it.
Chawk7780
21 Sep 2017
BW88,
I know exactly how you feel! My husband is still in limbo after having a chute from a concrete mixer, loaded w/ concrete (total weight was around 200 pounds), dropped firmly on the top of his head from a height of approximately 8-10 feet (he's 6 feet tall). His company is fighting Worker's Comp, we've had to hire a lawyer, & rumor has it, once he's better, he will be fired for being a "liability"... it's total BS! Now I'm working 60-80 hours a week for us to not even keep our heads above the proverbial water, & he's had a headache/sometimes migraine & stiff neck since it happened on August 28th. He's still got blurry/double vision, & now he also has a bulging disc in his c-spine that wasn't there before the accident, but the company Dr is against him, & the Neurologist they sent him to won't return phone calls of him asking why the meds she put him on aren't working.
The lawyer wants him to get an MRI on his neck b/c both Dr's are focusing solely on his head injury, which is not the only issue, & he's not being listened to a/b his concerns. To top it all off, he's not allowed to drive a commercial or personal vehicle, so on top of the hours I'm working, I also have to drive him to & from work for 20-hour a week light duty at a plant that's 28 miles away, one way, twice a day, & the lawyer says there's no way to get us compensation for the extra mileage, gas, or time I sometimes miss from work! He doesn't seem to be getting better, so nobody even knows if he'll ever fully recover. I feel your frustration, & my husband feels your husband's pain!
Windy456
19 July 2018
Musicman625 my doctor prescribed OxyContin for me. Then turned around and said I popped positive for a medication that Dr didn't prescribe. I called the dr a liar and said yes you did I can prove it. The bottle at homes says oxycodone on it. Dr said no didn't prescribe it and called me a liar. But let me say this ok. Any doctor that works in a hospital will tell you to stay on top of your pain. Do not skip doses as it just means pain for you. How can anyone stay on top of their pain when your pain management doctor orders a pain med that is lower than what you used to take and you can only take one every six friggin hours? I take oxycodone/Percocet 7.5mg/acetaminophen 325mg every 6 hours and after I take one my pain is still in full force 2 hours later and I have to wait for another 4 hours to take another pill. Just because the dr is punishing me for calling it a liar. When I was right the whole time and the dr didn't want to Amit it to me.
james0915
15 July 2015
percocet and oxycodone will come back positive for oxycodone ,but oeventhough oxycontin is oxycodone it with come back positive on a drug screen as oxymorphone!!!
justliloldme
30 Jan 2017
that's incorrect, oxymorphone is opana not oxycontin
BW88
18 July 2017
Oxycontin and roxicodone/oxycodone are not the same. Now Percocet has oxycodone and acetaminophen in it so it's in the same class as oxycodone. Idk why people think that roxicodone and oxycontin are the same. All you have to do is call your pharmacist and they will tell you the difference. That's like saying a cigarette is the same as marijuana
Moi1998
9 Sep 2021
Check your info
LaurieShay
19 July 2011
Hey jethrohairless,
They are the same drug. As far as a drug test, they will show the same. The oxycontin is the brand name of the generic, oxycodone.
Hope this helps,
Laurie
painpatient419
25 Nov 2014
Sorry but that is absolutely incorrect. There are many brand names for oxycodone. Oxycontin is oxycodone in time released form.
LaurieShay
25 Nov 2014
Umm, oxycodone is the active ingredient otherwise called generic. Oxycontin is a brand name of oxycodone which is time release. And none the less, on a qualitative drug test will show the same.
ChrisM69
4 Jan 2015
Yes oxycodone and oxycontin is the same thing except oxycontin is time released and last longer, that's why it's usually taken only twice a day , but you have oxycodone to take in between the oxycontin
BW88
18 July 2017
Sorry but that's incorrect. First of all roxicodone is the name brand for oxycodone. There are alot of different names/generic for oxycontin.
DzooBaby
19 July 2011
OxyContin is oxycodone so most tests will just show the presence of oxycodone and/or the metabolites. The only way they can tell the difference is if they test quantitative measures in which the OxyContin is generally a higher dose than oxycodones so will show more oxycodone in the blood or urine. These tests are more expensive so most just test for the presence of the drugs, not the amounts present in the blood or urine. OxyContin is a long acting form of oxycodone. Oxycodone is normally an immediate release product either by itself or in combination with acetaminophen or aspirin.
LaurieShay
19 July 2011
oops, didn't see your response DzooBaby. Sorry.
mizzydeb
19 July 2011
any opiate will show up in a drug test
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