short primer on painkillers

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In a message dated 7/10/04 7:44:07 PM, chaospearl@... writes:

I take Vicodin regularly and have in the past taken Percocet... and I never noticed the difference even though P is supposedly a stronger drug.  If anything it seemed the other way around for me.  The Vicodin works better and my doctor doesn't have to fill out prescriptions in triplicate and my pharmacist doesn't look at me suspiciously

I agree, with you Jenni, that Vicodin seems to work better than Percocet on RA.

I take it very sparingly or the effect wears off...

Thanks so much for the info.

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<< Is oxycontin the same as percocet? >>

Pris,

Oxycontin and Percocet both contain an active ingredient called oxycodone, which is a narcotic analgesic similar to codeine (Tylenol-3) and hydrocodone (Vicodin). This is the painkiller part. The difference between the two is that Percocet also contains acetaminophen (Tylenol) and Oxycontin only contains inert filler in addition to the oxycodone. They're both schedule II narcotics.

At risk of providing too much info that no one cares about:

All narcotic painkillers are classified according to "schedule" by the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. It is basically a ranking system. The schedule a drug falls into depends on what drug it is, its strength, its potential for abuse, and whether the narcotic ingredient is combined with another analgesic to produce the drug. Schedule I drugs are only permitted for "controlled experimentation" and are otherwise illegal; some examples are heroin, LSD and Ecstasy. Schedule IIs are mid-range painkillers that have to be monitored by the DEA, which keeps track of how many prescriptions each doctor writes and for whom. The prescriptions have to be written on a special pad that creates triplicate copies for record-keeping and filing purposes with the DEA, and refills are not allowed. Schedule IIIs are lower-level painkillers that are allowed to be phoned into the pharmacy (instead of requiring a triple paper prescription with a signature) and aren't too closely tracked, and up to three refills are allowed. Schedules IV and V include things like Valium and other sedatives and non-opiate painkillers.

In general anything containing oxycodone falls into schedule II. Percocet and Oxycontin are included and I'm pretty sure Demerol is in there too. Vicodin and Tylenol-3 are Schedule III. Lortab too. Darvocet is schedule IV.

I take Vicodin regularly and have in the past taken Percocet... and I never noticed the difference even though P is supposedly a stronger drug. If anything it seemed the other way around for me. The Vicodin works better and my doctor doesn't have to fill out prescriptions in triplicate and my pharmacist doesn't look at me suspiciously. I have heard that drugs containing hydrocodone are supposed to work better on musco\skeletal pain and drugs containing oxycodone work better on organ and soft tissue pain, but some doctors think that's BS. I've never taken a painkiller for an injury other than arthritis so I really have no idea.

Jenni

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