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Oxycodone

Oxycontin is a powerful controlled-release pain reliever.

It is an opioid agonist and a schedule II controlled substance that is subject to abuse.

Oxycontin tablets are only to be swallowed. If they are taken broken, crushed, or chewed, they become rapid- rather than controlled-release, and the dose may be fatal.

Full prescribing information is available at:

http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?id=3253

Check out Wikipedia for more user-friendly information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxycontin#OxyContin

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Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist who has dedicated his career to making drug information understandable to consumers. His best-selling book, The People’s Pharmacy, was published in 1976 and led to a syndicated newspaper column, syndicated public radio show and web site. In 2006, Long Island University awarded him an honorary doctorate as “one of the country's leading drug experts for the consumer.”.
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