Brand name
- Percocet®
Drug Class
- Is a semisynthetic opioid analgesic
Preparations
- Acetaminophen 325 mg + Oxycodone 2.5 mg
- Acetaminophen 325 mg + Oxycodone 5 mg
- Acetaminophen 325 mg + Oxycodone 7.5 mg
- Acetaminophen 325 mg + Oxycodone 10 mg
- Acetaminophen 500 mg + Oxycodone 7.5 mg
- Acetaminophen 650 mg + Oxycodone 10 mg
Dosing
- Adult: 2.5/325 take 2 tablets Q6H (no more than 4 gr acetaminophen daily)
- Adult: .5/325 take 1 tablets Q6H (no more than 4 gr acetaminophen daily)
- Adult: 10/325 take 1 tablets Q6H (no more than 4 gr acetaminophen daily)
Adverse Effects
General:
- Fatigue
- Malaise
Hypothermia
- Fever
Respiratory:
- Aapnea
- Respiratory depression
Cardiovascular:
- HTN
- Hypotension
- Tachycardia
- Palpitation
- Fainting
CNS:
- Feeling light-headed
- Insomnia
- Hallucination
- Confusion
- Unusual thoughts or behavior
- Seizure (convulsions)
GI:
- Nausea and vomiting
- Stomach pain
- Loss of appetite
- Dry mouth
- Abdominal distension
- Intestinal obstruction
- Clay-colored stools
- Jaundice
- Constipation
Urinary:
- Dark urine
MSH:
- Myalgia
Section
This document is prepared by the “Mental Health for All” team. This document is provided for information purposes only and does not necessarily represent endorsement by or an official position of the Essentials of Medicine. Advice on the treatment or care of an individual patient should be obtained through consultation with a physician who has examined that patient or is familiar with that patient’s medical history.
Brand name
- Cipralex®
Drug Class
- Is a semisynthetic opioid analgesic
Preparations
- Tablets 10 and 20 mg
Section
This document is prepared by the “Mental Health for All” team. This document is provided for information purposes only and does not necessarily represent endorsement by or an official position of the Essentials of Medicine. Advice on the treatment or care of an individual patient should be obtained through consultation with a physician who has examined that patient or is familiar with that patient’s medical history.
Brand name
- Cipralex®
Preparations
- Tablets 10 and 20 mg
Precautions
Withdrawal symptoms:
- Restlessness
- Lacrimation
- Rhinorrhea
- Yawning
- Perspiration
- Chills
- Myalgia
- Mydriasis
- Other symptoms also may develop, including:
- Irritability
- Anxiety
- Backache
- Joint pain
- Weakness
- Abdominal cramps,
- Insomnia
- Nausea
- Anorexia
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Increased blood pressure,
- Increased respiratory rate
- Tachycardia
Signs and Symptoms of overdose:
- Respiratory depression (a decrease in respiratory rate and/or tidal volume,
- Cyanosis
- Somnolence
- Skeletal muscle flaccidity,
- Cold and clammy skin,
- Pupillary constriction
- Bradycardia
- Hypotension
- Apnea
- Circulatory collapse
- Cardiac arrest
- Death
- Hepaticnecrosis
- Renal tubular necrosis,
- Hypoglycemic coma and
- Thrombocytopenia
- Hepatotoxic
- malaise
Section
This document is prepared by the “Mental Health for All” team. This document is provided for information purposes only and does not necessarily represent endorsement by or an official position of the Essentials of Medicine. Advice on the treatment or care of an individual patient should be obtained through consultation with a physician who has examined that patient or is familiar with that patient’s medical history.
Brand name
- Cipralex®
Preparations
- Tablets 10 and 20 mg
Section
This document is prepared by the “Mental Health for All” team. This document is provided for information purposes only and does not necessarily represent endorsement by or an official position of the Essentials of Medicine. Advice on the treatment or care of an individual patient should be obtained through consultation with a physician who has examined that patient or is familiar with that patient’s medical history.
Brand name
- Cipralex®
Preparations
- Tablets 10 and 20 mg
Section
This document is prepared by the “Mental Health for All” team. This document is provided for information purposes only and does not necessarily represent endorsement by or an official position of the Essentials of Medicine. Advice on the treatment or care of an individual patient should be obtained through consultation with a physician who has examined that patient or is familiar with that patient’s medical history.