Monograph Details
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Pain & Pyrexia
> Narcotic analgesics
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PERCOCET 5/325 |
| Manufacturer |
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Endo Pharmaceuticals |
| Legal Classification |
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CII |
| Pharmacological Class |
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Opioid + analgesic. |
| Generic Name |
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Oxycodone HCl 5mg, acetaminophen 325mg; scored tabs. |
| Also |
• PERCOCET 10/325
• PERCOCET 10/650
• PERCOCET 2.5/325
• PERCOCET 7.5/325
• PERCOCET 7.5/500
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| Indications |
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Moderate to moderately severe pain. |
| Children |
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Not recommended. |
| Adults |
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1 tab every 6 hrs as needed; max 4 grams acetaminophen per day. |
| Precautions |
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Head injury. Increased intracranial pressure. Acute abdominal conditions. Severe pulmonary, renal, hepatic, thyroid, or adrenocortical dysfunction. Asthma. GI or GU obstruction. Drug abusers. Elderly. Debilitated. Labor & delivery. Pregnancy (Cat.C). Nursing mothers. |
| Interactions |
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Potentiation with alcohol, other CNS depressants, MAOIs, tricyclic antidepressants, anticholinergics. |
| Adverse Reactions |
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Lightheadedness, dizziness, sedation, nausea, vomiting, euphoria, dysphoria, constipation, urinary retention, rash; overdosage: respiratory depression, hepatotoxicity. |
| How Supplied |
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Tabs—100, 500 |
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