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hello, A138 --

these meds have the same active ingredient; however, oxycodone comes in a "regular" formulation and a sustained-action/extended release formulation. the brand-name versions of each formulation are different.

the "regular" oxycodone generic (see PS1) goes by the brand names oxyIR (see PS2), percolone (PS3), roxicodone (PS4). tylox (PS5), roxicet (PS6), percoset (PS7), percodan (PS8), and combunox (PS9). it comes in dosages of 5, 10, 15, 20, and 30 mg. its effects last for five hrs.

the sustained-action/extended-release oxycodone generic (PS10) goes by the brand name oxycontin (PS11). it comes in dosages of 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 60, and 80 mg. its effects last for 12 hrs.

as i understand it, you are asking for a comparison of "regular" oxycodone with oxycontin (sustained-action/extended-release oxycodone) in terms of their addictive power. the webMD info describes both formulations as having a "high risk for abuse" but does not elaborate whether one has a higher risk of abuse than the other. other sources say that physical dependence on oxycodone can develop within a few weeks' time but do not distinguish susceptibility to addiction from oxycodone and oxycontin (the meds are described only as "very addicting").

from what i can tell, there is no meaningful difference between these two meds in terms of their potential for addiction. however, i am not a medical person (PS12), and if i am wrong, i hope that someone more knowledgeable will correct me. at the same dosage, the only difference between "regular" oxycodone and sustained-action/extended-release oxycodone (oxycontin) is the period of their effects (5 hrs versus 12 hrs).

-- susie margaret

PS1 -- webMD info on "regular" oxycodone is at http://www.webmd.com/drugs/mono-5278-OXYCODONE - ORAL.aspx?drugid=1025&drugname=Oxycodone Oral&source=0 .


PS2 -- webMD info on oxyIR is at http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-12140-oxyir oral.aspx .

PS3 -- webMD info on percolone is at http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-5341-percolone oral.aspx .

PS4 -- webMD info on roxicodone is at http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-3499-roxicodone oral.aspx .

PS5 -- webMD info ontylox is at http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-14993-Tylox Oral.aspx?drugid=14993&drugname=Tylox Oral&source=2 .

PS6 -- webMD onroxicet is at http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-16080-Roxicet Oral.aspx?drugid=16080&drugname=Roxicet Oral&source=2 .

PS7 -- webMD info on percoset is at http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-7277-Percocet Oral.aspx?drugid=7277&drugname=Percocet Oral .

PS8 -- webMD info on percodan is at http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-6605-Percodan Oral.aspx?drugid=6605&drugname=Percodan Oral&source=2 .

PS9 -- webMD info on combunox is at http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-92608-Combunox Oral.aspx?drugid=92608&drugname=Combunox Oral&source=2 .


PS10 -- webMD on sustained-action/extended-release oxycodone is at http://www.webmd.com/drugs/mono-2278-OXYCODONE SUSTAINED-ACTION - ORAL.aspx?drugid=1025&drugname=Oxycodone Oral&source=0 .


PS11 -- webMD info on oxycontin is at http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-2798-OxyContin Oral.aspx?drugid=2798&drugname=OxyContin Oral .

PS12 -- i welcome, solicit, and indeed beg for correction, amendment, or replacement of inaccuracies in this post.

Oh my gosh yes, it is addictive whether it is generic or not. What kind of chonic pain do you have if you dont mind me asking.