Comparing Oxycodone vs Oxymorphone
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Prescription only
Oxycodone is a semisynthetic opioid medication with potent pain-relieving properties that may be used to relieve severe pain that is unresponsive to less potent pain-relieving medicines (analgesics)... View more |
Prescription only
Oxymorphone is significantly stronger than morphine and may be used to relieve severe pain that is unresponsive to other opioid pain-relieving medicines. Doctors may be reluctant to prescribe... View more |
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Oxycodone has an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from a total of 1145 ratings on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 25% reported a negative effect. |
Oxymorphone has an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from a total of 216 ratings on Drugs.com. 75% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 12% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Dazidox, Endocodone, ETH-Oxydose, Oxaydo, OxyContin, Oxydose, Oxyfast, Roxicodone, RoxyBond, Xtampza ER View more |
N/A |
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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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5.6 hours |
4 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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High potential for abuse
Has a high potential for abuse. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions. Abuse may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. |
High potential for abuse
Has a high potential for abuse. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions. Abuse may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. |
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Category N
Not classified
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 617 drugs are known to interact with Oxycodone:
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A total of 378 drugs are known to interact with Oxymorphone:
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October 26, 1998 |
June 22, 2006 |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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