Oxycodone, Percocet

Brand name

  • Percocet®

Drug Class

  • Is a semisynthetic opioid analgesic

Preparations

  1. Acetaminophen 325 mg + Oxycodone 2.5 mg
  2. Acetaminophen 325 mg + Oxycodone 5 mg
  3. Acetaminophen 325 mg + Oxycodone 7.5 mg
  4. Acetaminophen 325 mg + Oxycodone 10 mg
  5. Acetaminophen 500 mg + Oxycodone 7.5 mg
  6. Acetaminophen 650 mg + Oxycodone 10 mg

Dosing

  1. Adult: 2.5/325 take 2 tablets Q6H (no more than 4 gr acetaminophen daily)
  2. Adult: .5/325 take 1 tablets Q6H (no more than 4 gr acetaminophen daily)
  3. Adult: 10/325 take 1 tablets Q6H (no more than 4 gr acetaminophen daily)

Adverse Effects

General:

  1. Fatigue
  2. Malaise

Hypothermia

  1. Fever

Respiratory:

  1. Aapnea
  2. Respiratory depression

Cardiovascular:

  1. HTN
  2. Hypotension
  3. Tachycardia
  4. Palpitation
  5. Fainting

CNS:

  1. Feeling light-headed
  2. Insomnia
  3. Hallucination
  4. Confusion
  5. Unusual thoughts or behavior
  6. Seizure (convulsions)

GI:

  1. Nausea and vomiting
  2. Stomach pain
  3. Loss of appetite
  4. Dry mouth
  5. Abdominal distension
  6. Intestinal obstruction
  7. Clay-colored stools
  8. Jaundice
  9. Constipation

Urinary:

  1. Dark urine

MSH:

  1. 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

  1. 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:

  1. Restlessness
  2. Lacrimation
  3. Rhinorrhea
  4. Yawning
  5. Perspiration
  6. Chills
  7. Myalgia
  8. Mydriasis
  9. Other symptoms also may develop, including:
  10. Irritability
  11. Anxiety
  12. Backache
  13. Joint pain
  14. Weakness
  15. Abdominal cramps,
  16. Insomnia
  17. Nausea
  18. Anorexia
  19. Vomiting
  20. Diarrhea
  21. Increased blood pressure,
  22. Increased respiratory rate
  23. Tachycardia

 

Signs and Symptoms of overdose: 

  1. Respiratory depression (a decrease in respiratory rate and/or tidal volume,
  2. Cyanosis
  3. Somnolence
  4. Skeletal muscle flaccidity,
  5. Cold and clammy skin,
  6. Pupillary constriction
  7. Bradycardia
  8. Hypotension
  9. Apnea
  10. Circulatory collapse
  11. Cardiac arrest
  12. Death
  13. Hepaticnecrosis
  14. Renal tubular necrosis,
  15. Hypoglycemic coma and
  16. Thrombocytopenia
  17. Hepatotoxic
  18. 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.

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