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Medication Guide
OXAYDO (ox Ā doe)
(oxycodone HCl, USP) Tablets for oral use only, CII
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OXAYDO is:
- A strong prescription pain medicine that contains an opioid (narcotic) that is used to manage short-term (acute) and long term (chronic) pain severe enough to require an opioid pain medicine, when other pain treatments such as non-opioid pain medicines do not treat your pain well enough or you cannot tolerate them.
- An opioid pain medicine that can put you at risk for overdose and death. Even if you take your dose correctly as prescribed you are at risk for opioid addiction, abuse, and misuse that can lead to death.
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Important information about OXAYDO:
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Get emergency help right away or call 911 right away if you take too much OXAYDO (overdose). When you first start taking OXAYDO, when your dose is changed, or if you take too much (overdose), serious or life-threatening breathing problems that can lead to death may occur. Talk to your healthcare provider about naloxone, a medicine for the emergency treatment of an opioid overdose.
- Taking OXAYDO with other opioid medicines, benzodiazepines, alcohol, or other central nervous system depressants (including street drugs) can cause severe drowsiness, decreased awareness, breathing problems, coma, and death.
- Never give anyone else your OXAYDO. They could die from taking it. Selling or giving away OXAYDO is against the law.
- Store OXAYDO securely, out of sight and reach of children, and in a location not accessible by others, including visitors to the home.
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Do not take OXAYDO if you have:
- severe asthma, trouble breathing, or other lung problems.
- a bowel blockage or have narrowing of the stomach or intestines.
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Before taking OXAYDO, tell your healthcare provider if you have a history of:
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- head injury, seizures
- problems urinating
- abuse of street or prescription drugs, alcohol addiction, opioid overdose, or mental health problems.
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- liver, kidney, thyroid problems
- pancreas or gallbladder problems
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Tell your healthcare provider if you are:
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noticing your pain getting worse. If your pain gets worse after you take OXAYDO, do not take more of OXAYDO without first talking to your healthcare provider. Talk to your healthcare provider if the pain that you have increases, if you feel more sensitive to pain, or if you have new pain after taking OXAYDO.
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pregnant or planning to become pregnant. Use of OXAYDO for an extended period of time during pregnancy can cause withdrawal symptoms in your newborn baby that could be life-threatening if not recognized and treated.
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breastfeeding. OXAYDO passes into breastmilk and may harm your baby. Carefully observe infants for increased sleepiness (more than usual), breathing difficulties, or limpness. Seek immediate medical care if you notice these signs.
- living in a household where there are small children or someone who has abused street or prescription drugs.
- taking prescription or over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, or herbal supplements. Taking OXAYDO with certain other medicines can cause serious side effects that could lead to death.
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When taking OXAYDO:
- Do not change your dose. Take OXAYDO exactly as prescribed by your healthcare provider. Use the lowest dose possible for the shortest time needed.
- For acute (short-term) pain, you may only need to take OXAYDO for a few days. You may have some OXAYDO left over that you did not use. See disposal information at the bottom of this section for directions on how to safely throw away (dispose of) your unused OXAYDO.
- Take your prescribed dose exactly as instructed by your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider may adjust the dose until it is right for you. Do not take more than your prescribed dose. If you miss a dose, take your next dose at your usual time.
- Call your healthcare provider if the dose you are taking does not control your pain.
- If you have been taking OXAYDO regularly, do not stop taking OXAYDO without talking to your healthcare provider.
- Dispose of expired, unwanted, or unused OXAYDO by promptly flushing down the toilet, if a drug take-back option is not readily available. Visit www.fda.gov/drugdisposal for additional information on disposal of unused medicines.
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While taking OXAYDO DO NOT:
- Drive or operate heavy machinery, until you know how OXAYDO affects you. OXAYDO can make you sleepy, dizzy, or lightheaded.
- Drink alcohol or use prescription or over-the-counter medicines that contain alcohol. Using products containing alcohol during treatment with OXAYDO may cause you to overdose and die.
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The possible side effects of OXAYDO:
- constipation, nausea, sleepiness, vomiting, tiredness, headache, dizziness, abdominal pain. Call your healthcare provider if you have any of these symptoms and they are severe.
Get emergency medical help or call 911 right away if you have:
- trouble breathing, shortness of breath, fast heartbeat, chest pain, swelling of your face, tongue, or throat, extreme drowsiness, light-headedness when changing positions, feeling faint, agitation, high body temperature, trouble walking, stiff muscles, or mental changes such as confusion.
These are not all the possible side effects of OXAYDO. Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. For more information go to dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
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