Oxycontin

[oxycodone hydrochloride]

Patient Info
PATIENT INFORMATION

OXYCONTIN ® CII (Oxycodone HCl Controlled-Release) Tablets OxyContin ® Tablets, 10 mg OxyContin ® Tablets, 20 mg OxyContin ® Tablets, 40 mg OxyContin ® Tablets, 80 mg OxyContin ® Tablets, 160 mg Read this information carefully before you take OxyContin ® (ox-e-CON-tin) tablets. Also read the information you get with your refills. There may be something new.

This information does not take the place of talking with your doctor about your medical condition or your treatment. Only you and your doctor can decide if OxyContin is right for you. Share the important information in this leaflet with members of your household.

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What Is The Most Important Information I Should Know About OxyContin® ? .

Use OxyContin the way your doctor tells you to.
Use OxyContin only for the condition for which it was prescribed. . OxyContin is not for occasional (" as needed") use. . Swallow the tablets whole. Do not break, crush, dissolve, or chew them before swallowing. OxyContin ® works properly over 12 hours only when swallowed whole. If a tablet is broken, crushed, dissolved, or chewed, the entire 12 hour dose will be absorbed into your body all at once. This can be dangerous, causing an overdose, and possibly death. Keep OxyContin® out of the reach of children. Accidental overdose by a child is dangerous and may result in death.

Prevent theft and misuse. OxyContin contains a narcotic painkiller that can be a target for people who abuse prescription medicines. Therefore, keep your tablets in a secure place, to protect them from theft. Never give them to anyone else. Selling or giving away this medicine is dangerous and against the law.

What is OxyContin ® ?

OxyContin ® is a tablet that comes in several strengths and contains the medicine oxycodone (ox-e-KOE-done). This medicine is a painkiller like morphine. OxyContin treats moderate to severe pain that is expected to last for an extended period of time. Use OxyContin regularly during treatment. It contains enough medicine to last for up to twelve hours.

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