Oxycodone
Oxycodone is a powerful painkiller, which has a moderate analgesic effect. Oxycodone is used as an anesthetic in combination with aspirin or paracetamol. The medicine is used as an anesthetic, a substitute for morphine or codeine, being effective in patients with pain of acute nature. Oxycodone, which is a more popular name for Oxycontin, is also used in oncology.
After repeated drug intake patients are susceptible to physical and psychological dependence, like certain other drugs from its class. Signs of poisoning after overdosing are similar to those of codeine. Oxycodone can only partially suppress the withdrawal syndrome in people abusing any other drug. Oxycodone can infiltrate the placenta and is found in small doses in breast milk. However, no inherent abnormalities in newborn infants have been observed so far.
During the application of oral Oxycodone the effect starts taking its place within 10-15 minutes with the maximum effect occurring after 30-60 minutes, the total duration of the drug efficiency lasting from 3 to 6 hours.
The toxic range of the medicine starts from 0.6 to 10 mg / ml. Intoxication observed respiratory depression, fainting, drowsiness, euphoria / dysphoria, disorientation, nausea, vomiting, myosis, urinary retention. The skin may be prone to rashes, hives and itchiness. A person taking the drug can lapse into a coma, will arrhythmia, acidosis. In an extreme case of intoxication can lead to cardiovascular failure and cardiac arrest, after which death can occur.
Oxycodone (sometimes, Oxycontin) is synthesized from thebaine. It is similar to codeine but more potent and has high habit-forming profile. It is effective when taken orally and is sold in combination with aspirin (perkodan) or acetaminophen (perkotset) for pain relief. Addicts take the pills orally or dissolve them in water, thereby filtering the insoluble material and displaying an active drug.
Pharmacological profile of Oxycodone is the same as that of morphine. Like codeine and hydrocodone, Oxycodone is well absorbed after oral administration, providing analgesic effect for at least an hour. Oxycodone is usually produced in combination with other non-opioid analgesics series. In addition, the drug has significant potential for addiction forming.