Oxycodone 10 mg Immediate-Release Tablets

What is Oxycodone?

Oxycodone 10 mg Tablets is an opioid painkiller. It’s used to treat severe pain, for example after an operation or a serious injury, or pain from cancer.

Sometimes it’s also used for other types of long-term pain when other painkillers, such as paracetamol.

Oxycodone is only available on prescription. It comes as slow-release tablets, standard tablets and capsules, and a liquid that you swallow. It can also be given by injection, but this is usually done in hospital.

Oxycodone liquid, standard tablets, capsules and injections work quickly. They’re used for pain which is expected to last for a short time and are often used when you start taking oxycodone, to help find the right dose.

Oxycodone slow-release tablets gradually release the oxycodone into your body over either 12 or 24 hours. They take longer to start working but last longer. They are used for long-term pain.

Sometimes your doctor may prescribe both standard and slow-release oxycodone to manage long-term pain.

Oxy 10mg Tablet is sometimes combined with a medicine called naloxone. It comes as a tablet that is used to prevent certain side effects, such as constipation. Oxycodone with naloxone is known by the brand names Myloxifin, Oxyargin or Targinact.

Follow your doctor advise about how to use this medicine. This is particularly important because oxycodone can be addictive.

Dosage & Strong

Oxycodone comes as:

• capsules containing 5mg, 10mg or 20mg of oxycodone – usually taken 4 to 6 times a day
• standard tablets containing 5mg, 10mg or 20mg of oxycodone – usually taken 4 to 6 times a day
• slow-release tablets containing 5mg, 10mg, 15mg, 20mg, 30mg, 40mg, 60mg, 80mg or 120mg of oxycodone – usually taken 1 to 2 times a day
• liquid containing 5mg of oxycodone in 5ml or 10mg of oxycodone in 1ml of liquid – usually taken 4 to 6 times a day. You’ll usually take the strength that contains 5mg in 5ml. If you have oxycodone liquid, always check that you have the right strength

You’ll usually start on a low dose of oxycodone that can be increased gradually until your pain is under control. After this, your doctor may prescribe slow-release tablets which may cut down the number of doses you have to take.

When you stop taking oxycodone your doctor will gradually reduce your dose, especially if you’ve been taking it for a long time.