Comparing Oxycodone vs Percocet
Oxycodone | Percocet (acetaminophen / oxycodone) |
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Oxycodone | Percocet (acetaminophen / oxycodone) |
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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
Percocet is a combination narcotic pain-relieving medicine that contains acetaminophen and oxycodone. Its use is limited by the dependence and addiction potential of the oxycodone component and it... View more |
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More about Oxycodone | More about Percocet (acetaminophen / oxycodone) | ||||||||||||||||
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Oxycodone has an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from a total of 1147 ratings on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 25% reported a negative effect. |
Percocet has an average rating of 8.5 out of 10 from a total of 234 ratings on Drugs.com. 83% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 6% 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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Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
Lower cost generic |
N/A |
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Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
Dazidox, Endocodone, ETH-Oxydose, Oxaydo, OxyContin, Oxydose, Oxyfast, Roxicodone, RoxyBond, Xtampza ER View more | Other acetaminophen / oxycodone brands include: Nalocet, Oxycet, Percocet 10/325, Percocet 10/650, Percocet 2.5/325, Percocet 5/325, Percocet 7.5/325, Percocet 7.5/500, Primlev, Prolate, Xolox View more | ||||||||||||||||
Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
5.6 hours |
7.9 hours |
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CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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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Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
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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Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
A total of 618 drugs are known to interact with Oxycodone:
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A total of 692 drugs are known to interact with Percocet:
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First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
October 26, 1998 |
August 31, 1976 |
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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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