Re: difference between Oxycodone and Oxy IR

[Guest guest]

HI Kathy,

Oxycodone(Percoset)is the orginal form of the drug it takes about

an hour for you to feel it reducing pain.

Oxy IR And OxyFast, breaks down rapidly and is formulated to be

absorbed into your blood tream faster. One is available in a capsule that

disloves very rapidly and the " pellets " inside are very quickly

disolveded and absorbed into your bloodstream.

They are now being prescibed more comonly as a emergency med for

pain paitients and also for people who are in acute pain.

I have of some Wilderness SAR (Search & Rescue) friends from my days doing

that,who have both it along with vials of morphine and fentanyl for injection in

case of severe pain. They prefer to adminster the oral med as it is easier and

requires less time and paper work and is less costly than a IM or IV injection.

On the same note, OxyMorphone will be available in a rapid release

capsule, or is already avialable. It is more potent than Morphine and

requires a lower dose which usually translates into less side effects.

It is also availabe in timed releasae. Something to talk to your MDs

about if your long acting meds a cause side effects. The new med is

called Opana.

Hope this clears the confusion up and helps out.

Rick