Oxycontin (oxycodone HCL) and oxycodone

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Angie,

You wrote, " Anyway, my question is can you take oxycotin with oxycodone for

breakthrough pain? Dr. Adam's has mentioned the last few visits about putting

me on oxycotin. "

I found this answered after I had written a response, so I thought I would

go ahead and send mine in as 2 cents extra. It does have additional information

which may be helpful.

Yes, since Oxycontin is long acting, slow release form of oxycodone HCL, and

oxycodone is a fast acting medication used for breakthrough pain.

You may want to note the spelling of Oxycontin (vs Oxycotin), which may

facilitate future web searches. Also to differentiate between oxycodone, the

fast

acting and generic Oxycontin, the long acting oxycodone uses an HCL after

its name, i.e., oxycodone HCL.

There are a number of ways that oxycodone is manufactured, i.e., oxycodone,

roxycodone, roxyIR, OxyFast (an elixir), etc. Most of the fast acting

oxycodone preparations come in 5 mg tablets. Personally, I need about 20 mg for

breakthrough pain. Unlike Oxycontin, which you should absolutely never break,

crush, or dissolve, the oxycodone can be halved, crushed, or dissolved to assist

with administration, since it is designed to be immediately absorbed.

It is often suggested that the breakthrough medication be of another

narcotic to have better efficacy on the pain, such as taking Oxycontin for long

term

and ACTIQ (Fentanyl), MSIR (morphine sulfate), or Dilaudid for breakthrough

pain. [Dilaudid does not come in a long acting form.]

Karyn E. , RN

Executive Director, PAI

Indianapolis, Indiana