Oxycodonedrug info
oxycodone hydrochloride 1 MG/ML Oral Solution
What it is used for
Oxycodone Hydrochloride Oral Solution is indicated in adults for the management of pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate.
Limitations of Use: Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, and misuse with opioids, which can occur at any dosage or duration, reserve Oxycodone Hydrochloride Oral Solution for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options [e.g., non-opioid analgesics or opioid combination products]: Have not been tolerated, or are not expected to be tolerated, Have not provided adequate analgesia, or are not expected to provide adequate analgesia. Oxycodone Hydrochloride Oral Solution should not be used for an extended period of time unless the pain remains severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatment options continue to be inadequate. Oxycodone Hydrochloride Oral Solution is an opioid agonist indicated in adults for the management of pain severe enough to require an opioid-analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. Limitations of Use Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, and misuse with opioids, which can occur at any dosage or duration, reserve Oxycodone Hydrochloride Oral Solution for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options [e.g., non-opioid analgesics or opioid combination products]: Have not been tolerated, or are not expected to be tolerated, Have not provided adequate analgesia, or are not expected to provide adequate analgesia. Oxycodone Hydrochloride Oral Solution should not be used for an extended period of time unless the pain remains severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatment options continue to be inadequate.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 20, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Oxycodone Hydrochloride Oral Solution USP is an opioid agonist, available as solution in 5 mg/5 mL (1 mg/mL) strength for oral administration. Chemically, oxycodone hydrochloride is 4, 5α-epoxy-14-hydroxy-3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan-6-one hydrochloride and has the following structural formula: Oxycodone hydrochloride, USP is a white to off-white fine crystalline powder derived from the opium alkaloid, thebaine. Oxycodone hydrochloride dissolves in water (1 g in 6 to 7 mL) and is considered slightly soluble in alcohol (octanol water partition coefficient is 0.7). Oxycodone Hydrochloride Oral Solution USP, 5 mg/5 mL, contains equivalent of 4.5 mg of oxycodone free base per 5 mL and contains the following inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, artificial strawberry flavor, disodium edetate, FD&C Red No. 40, purified water, sodium benzoate, sorbitol solution and sucralose. Structural Formula
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 20, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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