Monograph Details
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Pain & Pyrexia
> Narcotic analgesics
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ROXILOX |
| Manufacturer |
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Roxane Laboratories, Inc. |
| 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 500mg; caps. |
| Indications |
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Moderate to moderately severe pain. |
| Children |
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Not recommended. |
| Adults |
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Individualize; usually 1 cap every 6 hrs as needed; max 8 caps/day. |
| Precautions |
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Head injury. Increased intracranial pressure. Acute abdominal conditions. Renal or hepatic impairment. Hypothyroidism. Addison's disease. Urethral stricture. Debilitated. Drug abusers. Labor and delivery. Pregnancy (Cat.C). Nursing mothers. |
| Interactions |
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Potentiation with alcohol, CNS depressants, tricyclics, MAOIs, anticholinergics. |
| Adverse Reactions |
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High abuse potential, dizziness, sedation, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, dysphoria, constipation, respiratory depression, rash, pruritus. |
| How Supplied |
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Caps—100 |
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