Comparing Oxycodone vs Percocet
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Prescription only
Oxycodone is a potent pain-relieving medicine that should be reserved for mainly cancer-related pain. It carries a high potential for addiction and common side effects include sedation and... 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 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 1101 ratings on Drugs.com. 63% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 24% reported a negative effect. |
Percocet has an average rating of 8.6 out of 10 from a total of 230 ratings on Drugs.com. 86% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 6% reported a negative effect. |
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Commonly reported side effects include:
See also: oxycodone side effects in more detail. |
See also: Percocet side effects in more detail. |
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View all oxycodone prices |
View all Percocet prices and generic prices |
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| 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 The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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5.6 hours |
7.9 hours |
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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 555 drugs are known to interact with oxycodone:
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A total of 600 drugs are known to interact with Percocet:
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October 26, 1998 |
August 31, 1976 |
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** 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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