Description
What is Oxycodone 30mg?
Oxycodone 30mg is a prescription medication sold under the brand name OxyContin among other names. Oxycodone is an opioid medication which is also known as narcotic. It was firstly synthesized from thebaine in Germany in 1916. Oxycodone was 54th most prescribed medication in the U.S.
How should I use Oxycodone?
You should take this medication exactly as per your doctor’s recommendation. You can take this medication by mouth with or without food as prescribed by your doctor.
Usually, doctors prescribe the lowest dosage at the start of treatment which you can increase during the procedure. You should take immediate-release tablets, capsules, and liquid with food or milk to avoid stomach problems.
Dosage:
Here, we have mentioned some critical dosage which you can take to get the maximum advantage of medication.
Usual adult dose for pain (Immediate release)
- Initial dosage: You can take 5 mg to 15 mg for every 4-6 hours as needed and advised by your health advisor.
- Dosage increases: You can increase your daily dosage as per your body responds to pain and doctor’s instructions
Usual Dosage for the Child (0 to 17 years)
Buy Oxycodone online should not be used in the people younger than 18 years of age.
Usual adult dosage for pain (Extended-release tablets)
- Initial dosage: You can take 10 mg every 12 hours as needed, and advised by your doctor.
- Dosage increases: You can increase your daily dosage as per your body responds to pain and doctor’s instructions
Usual Adult Dosage for Chronic Pain:
*Extended-release
- Initial dosage for the non-tolerant patients: 10 mg orally for every 12 hours
- Initial dosage for the tolerant patients: A single daily dosage higher than 40 mg
- Maximum dosage: 80 mg per day
*Immediate release:
Typical starting dosage: 5 mg to 15 mg orally for 4 to 6 hours
You can take this medication also for some other purposes, not given in this medication guide.
Note- Do not chew, break, crush, and open the tablets before taking.
What happens if I miss a dose?
You are advised to take all proper dosage at the time as scheduled by the medication guide and your doctor. If you have missed a dose in any case, use it as soon as you remember but if it is already time for the next dosage, skip the missing dose and take the scheduled one.
Never take two or more than two dosages at one time to make up the missed doses.
What happens if I overdose?
You should not take Oxycodone overdosage; it may cause some adverse effects.
Some frequent and severe effects of an overdose
- Change in usual breathing pattern or slowed breathing
- Trouble speaking and change of rhythms
- Irritability
- Extreme drowsiness
- Cold and clammy skin
- Weakness of muscle
- Bluish skin color
- Heart failure and slow heart rate
- Coma
- Low B.P.
If you or some other near you had taken the overdosage of Oxycodone, call professionals immediately or seek the advice of the American Association of Poison control centers at 800-222-1222.
Oxycodone Side Effects:
Oxycodone may cause some frequent and severe side effects, which are possible due to misuse of the medication. You are advised to take medication as prescribed by your doctor as per your physical and mental condition.
Less Common:
- Chills
- Confusion
- Cold sweats
- Labored or difficulty breathing
- Fever
- Tightness in the chest
- Faintness, dizziness, or lightheadedness when changing the sitting position
- Twitching
Rare Effects:
- Bloating or swelling of the arms, face, hands, lower legs or feet
- Burning during urination
- Blood in urine
- Cough
- Chest pain
- The decrease in the frequency of urination
- Decreased urine output
- Difficulty in passing urine
- Difficulty with swallowing
- Dry mouth and dizziness
- Fast, pounding and irregular heartbeat or pulse
- Feeling of heat
- Redness of the skin, especially on the neck and face
- Headache
- Increased thirst
- Trembling and shaking of the hands and feet, etc.
Unknown Incidence:
- Blurred vision
- Clay-colored stools
- Choking
- Dark urine
- Cold and clammy skin
- Diarrhea
- Fast or weak pulse
- Gagging
- Loss of appetite
- Blue lips, fingernails, and skin
- Unconsciousness
- Yellow eyes or skin
Some of these effects occur more commonly and slowly disappeared during the treatment. Common effects of Oxycodone don’t need any special treatment. Rare and unknown symptoms may be harmful, take immediate medical advice, and follow that if you have any Rare or Unknown symptoms.
What other drugs will affect Oxycodone?
You are advised to avoid using other drugs with Oxycodone, and it may cause breathing problem and withdrawal symptoms.
Oxycodone is an opioid medication which can interact with other drugs and cause dangerous side effects or death.
Consult with your doctor before using Tramadol if you are taking these types of drugs,
- Other narcotics
- Muscle relaxant
- Sedative medications
- Sleeping pills
- Medicine for Parkinson’s disease
- Treatment of migraine and headache
- Cold or allergy medicines, etc.
If you used Oxycodone with other drugs, it would increase the risk of breathing problem and withdrawal symptoms. It may also increase or decrease the effects of medication.
Oxycodone Precautions:
It is good to take some necessary precautions while using Oxycodone. Taking precautions ensures the 100 percent benefit of the medication and protect you from the side effects of the drug.
- Do not take two or more than two dosages at one time.
- Never take Oxycodone with other drugs or alcohol without any recommendation of your doctor.
- Avoid using Oxycodone during the pregnancy period, and it may harm your unborn baby.
- This medication is also not suitable for use in a nursing mother, and it may react to your breast milk and harm your baby.
- Do not take more frequent and overdosage of drug.
- Avoid taking Oxycodone if you are allergic to such drugs.
