What is the difference?

[hygieneguru]

Hi, what is the difference between Oxycontin and Oxycodone?

[chcnme]

Hi guru, I'm not really sure what the difference is or if one is preferrable to pain control over the other.  We used to both of them in long-term care (I'm only familiar with their use in the terminally ill,  but they are used a lot outside terminal illness for severe pain and are effective for most.)   I think one was considered more "powerful", but I can't remember which one.  Both are powerful for that matter.  Both very effective for pain management.  Like morphine.  Can come with some bad sides, as I remember, for some.  They're safe but... they can also be a  bear to come off if you're trying to come off.  I think they're pretty safe for the liver  (though I'm not sure.)  Hope this helped some.  

[SnoWav]

Oxycotin is time release Oxycodone .You can research all things yourself just Google

[painterlady13]

My roommate takes both Oxycontin and Oxycodone for severe back pain (she has multiple compressed disks) the Oxycontin is the highly narcotic time released and Oxycodone is more like a stong Percocet. she uses that like a beak-thru drug when the oxycontin has worn off before she an take another

[NYgirl]

oxycodone is percocet.

oxycontin is the time released version.

usually it is much stronger (ie: an 80mg oxycontin is equal to something like 20 percocetsor something)

[crsrph]

percocet is oxycodone and apap new strengths oxy 5 apap 325 oxy 7.5 apap 325 oxy 10 apap 325 . oxycontin is a controlled  release form of oxycodone   comes as 10,20,40,80 and 160 . also oxycodone comes in 5 mg ir caps liquid 1mg and 20mg/ml po sol and tabs not ir or er 5 mg 15 mg and 30 mg . vicodin is hydrocodone & apap  similar but weaker on a mg to mg basis ops all strengths are in mg and apap is acetaminophen

[gazebo1]

From the reply to you on your earlier topic/question.

Oxycontin, as you probably know, is oxycodone, but continuous release, i.e. contin = "continuous". There is no APAP like hydorocodone combos - Vicodin, Norco, etc.  It is simply a name giving the the extended release, 8 to 12 hours per dose formulation.

Oxycodone, or time released called Ocycontin, alone do not have anything added.

Combos are done with ibuprofen added - "Combunox" or acetaminophen - "Percocet", etc. Oxycodone time release "continuous" is marketed as the Oxycontin and has nothing added other than the substances for time release and suspension in making the tablets, etc.

[portann]

Well, let's see now. You bring up an out-of-the blue  two year old thread and then lavish unsolicited praise on us for being UNDEREDUCATED. Let's compare credentials, starting with yours. You are rather indelicate, considering it's your first post.

I may be undereducated compared to you, but I've never resurrected a two year old post out of ignorance. Hmmm. I don't converse with ghosts of forums past.

NYgirl has more intelligence in her pinky than most people have altogether.