The following information is obtained from various newswires, published medical journal articles, and medical conference presentations. OxyContin tablets are taken every 12 hours. Most pain medications must be taken every three to six hours.
OxyContin tablets are available by prescription only.
The tablets are to be taken whole. Taking broken, chewed, or crushed tablets could lead to the rapid release and absorption of a potentially toxic dose of oxycodone. OxyContin is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to oxycodone, or in any situation where opioids are contraindicated. OxyContin is contraindicated in any patients who has or is suspected of having paralytic ileus. OxyContin, like all opioid analgesics, may cause severe hypotension in an individual whose ability to maintain blood pressure has been compromised by a depleted blood volume, or after concurrent administration with drugs such as phenothiazines or other agents which compromise vasomotor tone.