Endocet 10-325mg
Endocet 10-325mg is a combination opioid medication containing oxycodone and acetaminophen. It’s used to relieve pain when non-opioid medications aren’t working well enough to control your pain. The medication can cause constipation and has a high risk of misuse and dependency.
Oxycodone and acetaminophen combination is used to relieve pain severe enough to require opioid treatment and when other pain medicines did not work well enough or cannot be tolerated.
Acetaminophen is used to relieve pain and reduce fever in patients. It does not become habit-forming when taken for a long time. But acetaminophen may cause other unwanted effects when taken in large doses, including liver damage.
US Brand Name
- Endocet
- Magnacet
- Narvox
- Percocet
- Perloxx
- Primalev
- Roxicet
- Roxilox
- Tylox
- Xartemix XR
- Xolox
How does this medication work?
This combination product contains two medications: oxycodone and acetaminophen. Acetaminophen belongs to the group of medications called analgesics (pain relievers) and antipyretics (fever reducers). Oxycodone belongs to the group of medications called narcotic analgesics. Oxycodone – acetaminophen is used to relieve moderate to moderately severe pain, including conditions associated with fever. This medication should only be used when other non-narcotic pain medications are not effective or tolerated.
How should I use this medication?
The dosage varies according to each individual and can be affected by the severity of the pain as well as each person’s response to the medication.
The usual recommended adult dose of oxycodone – acetaminophen (each tablet contains 5 mg oxycodone and 325 mg acetaminophen) is one tablet every 6 hours as needed for pain. This medication should be used at the lowest dose that provides pain relief for a maximum of 7 days.
Swallow the tablets whole with fluid. Do not cut, break, crush, chew, or dissolve the tablets. Doing so can result in dangerous adverse events, including death.
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