DESCRIPTION
Oxycodone is 14-hydroxydihydrocodeinone, a white odorless crystalline powder which is derived from the opium alkaloid, thebaine, and may be represented by the following structural formula:
OxyIR® Oral Capsules
Each 5 mg of OxyIR Capsules contains:
Oxycodone hydrochloride...................................... 5 mg
Inactive ingredients: FD&C blue No. 2, FD&C yellow No. 6, gelatin, hypromellose, maize starch, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, red iron oxide, silicon dioxide, sodium laurel sulfate, sucrose, titanium dioxide, and yellow iron oxide.
OXYFAST® Oral CONCENTRATE Solution
Each 1 mL of OXYFAST Concentrate Solution contains:
Oxycodone hydrochloride....................................... 20 mg
Inactive ingredients: Citric acid, D&C yellow #10, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sodium saccharine and water.
ACTIONS
The analgesic ingredient, oxycodone, is a semisynthetic narcotic with multiple actions qualitatively similar to those of morphine; the most prominent of these involve the central nervous system and organs composed of smooth muscle. The principal actions of therapeutic value of oxycodone are analgesia and sedation.
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