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Oxycodone Summary
145 words, approx. 1 pages
Oxycodone is one of the most widely used OPIOID ANALGESICS in the United States, and it is usually used in conjunction with the analgesics aspirin or acetominophen. The combinations have proven effective and are, in some ways, superior to oxycodone...
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Oxycodone Summary
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OFFICIAL NAMES: Endocet, Endocodone, Endodan, M-Oxy, OxyContin, OxyFast, OxyIR, Percocet, Percodan, Percodan-Demi, Percolone, Roxicet, Roxicodone, Roxilox, Roxiprin, Tylox STREET NAMES: Hillbilly heroin, poor man's heroin, oxy, oxies, oxycotton,...
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Oxycodone Summary
5,896 words, approx. 20 pages
Oxycodone What Kind of Drug Is It? Oxycodone is a painkiller derived from the opium poppy plant. It is a synthetic drug, meaning that it is chemically altered in the laboratory. Sold mostly in prescription pill form, oxycodone is meant to be used by...
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Oxycodone Information
3,892 words, approx. 13 pages
Not to be confused with oxytocin. Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic medication synthesized from thebaine. It was developed in 1916 in Germany and introduced to the pharmaceutical market as Eukodal® (also spelled Eucodal) and Dinarkon®. Its chemical...


News and Journals
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Southern Medical Journal
Oxycodone accumulation in a hemodialysis patient.(Clinical report)
02/01/2007: 2,059 words, approx. 7 pages
Abstract: Oxycodone and oxycodone-containing analgesics are often used for the relief of pain. In the presence of renal dysfunction, the half-life of oxycodone and metabolites can be prolonged. We describe the case of a 41-year-old chronic hemodialysis patient who received multiple doses of oxycodone/acetaminophen...
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
County oxycodone deaths on track to break record
05/09/2002: 418 words, approx. 1 pages
County oxycodone deaths on track to break record By JESSE GARZA of the Journal Sentinel staff Thursday, May 9, 2002 The number of oxycodone-related deaths in Milwaukee County in the first four months of this year almost equals the number reported...
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AP Features
Utah doctor charged with writing illegal painkiller prescriptions; contributing to 5 deaths
12/13/2007: 339 words, approx. 1 pages
A doctor known by some patients as the "candy man" was indicted Wednesday on allegations he wrote illegal prescriptions for painkillers for up to 80 people a day, contributing to five deaths.Dr. Warren Stack was charged with 18 counts, including conspiracy, illegal distribution of a...
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AP News
Feds charge Utah doc with bogus scrips
12/13/2007: 339 words, approx. 1 pages
A doctor known by some patients as the "candy man" was indicted Wednesday on allegations he wrote illegal prescriptions for painkillers for up to 80 people a day, contributing to five deaths.Dr. Warren Stack was charged with 18 counts, including conspiracy, illegal distribution of a...
 


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Essay Grade: 78%
The Fears of Oxycontin
562 words, approx. 2 pages
A new drug on the market, Oxycontin, is being very badly abused by teenagers today - even though it is a prescription drug. Oxycontin serves as a painkiller that is usually used on cancer patients. This heroin-like drug is supposed to only be used for severe cases such as chronic injuries.


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