ABOUT
USES
This medication is used to help relieve severe ongoing pain. Oxycodone belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain .The higher strengths of this drug should be used only if you have been regularly taking moderate to large amounts of opioid pain medication.
These strengths may cause overdose (even death) if taken by a person who has not been regularly taking opioids. Do not use the extended-release form of oxycodone to relieve pain that is mild or that will go away in a few days. This medication is not for occasional use.
Oxycodone side effects
Common oxycodone side effects may include drowsiness, dizziness, tiredness, headache, constipation, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, itching, red eyes, or flushing.
Call your doctor at once if you have:
noisy breathing, sighing, shallow breathing, breathing that stops during sleep;
a slow heart rate or weak pulse;
cold, clammy skin;