What is Oxycontin & Its Uses?
Oxycontin is used as the trade name for Oxycodone (HCl) pain relief medicine. This is an effective medication to treat moderate pain to severe pain like cancer, injuries, neuralgia, bursitis, and arthritis. Oxycontin is a long-term semi-synthetic opioid treatment. And, it can provide a similar effect to heroin.

Because of abuse, addiction, and misuse risk, the government made it mandatory to buy Oxycontin online with a prescription. If anyone will be caught with Oxycontin without a prescription then it will be considered illegal, and the person may be punished with a fine or jail.
How Does Oxycontin Looks like?
Oxycontin has different doses in the form of OP and OC. Each tablet has a different size (mainly round shape), different colors (red, white, green, blue, yellow, pink), and imprints. The imprints of the tablet will make you clear about the specific dose.
Available Doses
Read the table below to get the details on available doses of Oxycontin;

Oxycontin Dose
Shape
Color
Imprints (frontside)
Imprints (back side)

OC 5 mg
Round
Blue
OC
5

OC 10 mg
Round
White
OC
10

OC 20 mg
Round
Pink
OC
20

OC 30 mg
Round
——-
OC
30

OC 40 mg
Round
Yellow
OC
40

OC 60 mg
Round
Red
OC
60

OC 80 mg
Round
Green
OC
80

OP 10 mg
Round
White
OP
10

OP 15 mg
Round
——-
OP
15

OP 20 mg
Round
Pink
OP
20

OP 30 mg
Round
——-
OP
30

OP 40 mg
Round
Yellow
OP
40

OP 60 mg
Round
Red
OP
60

OP 80 mg
Round
Green
OP
80

How to Use
Follow the guidance provided by your doctor to use the medicine. This is not a type of medicine, that you will use as an instant pain reliever. Take it regularly as per your doctor’s guidance, and always maintain a 12-hour gap between your next dose.

The doctor will suggest you take the medicine after food if you have an issue with nausea. Fix the timing of the medicine. And don’t break, lick, soak, or powder the tablet. Just take the tablet, and swallow it with some water. Without a doctor consultation, don’t increase or decrease the dose of the medicine.
Overdose & Missed Dose:
Overdose can increase the chance of serious side effects, illusions, and bad thoughts like death. And a missed dose usually doesn’t show any serious side effects. So make a reminder for the timing of the medicine to avoid overdose. And in case, you skipped a dose, then take the skipped dose at the time of the next dose. Do not double up the medicine dose.
Side Effects
Because of overdose, and other medical conditions, users may face some side effects. Read the following symptoms of side effects;

Sweating
Lightheadedness
Dry mouth
Vomiting
Nausea
Drowsiness
Weakness
Constipation

Some Serious Side Effects;

Sleep apnea
Severe Abdominal pain
Difficulty in Urination
Fainting
Seizure
Slow Breathing
Hallucination
Mental Instability
Swelling

If you are going through any of the signs from the above, then immediately consult your doctor for help. Apart from the list of symptoms, if you are facing any additional symptoms then also you need to contact him/her.
Oxycontin Is Abusive or not?
Oxycontin is a strong opioid medication, which can be misused as an abusive drug. This is categorized as the Scheduled II category in the USA, which means it has a high potential for abuse.
How Does Oxycontin Consider Abusive?
Oxycontin is always suggested to swallow the whole tablet in one go, because of its controlled release feature. But when it gets into our body by chewing, crushing, injecting, or dissolving the tablet into the water, then it will be considered an abusive activity. This can be an addiction to Oxycontin.

Once a person gets addicted to Oxycontin, it is very difficult to come to a normal life.
Withdrawal Situation Of Oxycontin
Sometimes because of addiction habits, people thought to stop taking Oxycontin suddenly without consulting their doctor, which is more dangerous than the symptoms of side effects. It is very important to consult your healthcare provider before quitting this medicine. He/She may give some tips to stop medicine safely.
Interactions
Interaction of Oxycontin with other drugs can increase the risk fact of serious side effects. It may interact with other drugs, any plant-based medicine, or with any fruit or vegetables. So make a list of, what other medicine you are taking, and show it to your doctor, before using Oxycontin. The other medicines can be cough relievers (Hydrocodone, Codeine), muscle relaxants, anxiety disorder medicines (Xanax, Ativan),  and alcohol.
Contradiction
Some medications are also responsible for not receiving the particular treatment of Oxycontin in the body. So do the same thing, show the list of the medicines you are using to your doctor. Your doctor will tell you what to use, and what not to.

Patients who have respiratory depression, severe bronchial asthma, and suspected gastrointestinal obstruction will not respond positively to Oxycontin.
Precautions
Precaution is very important before, or during the taking of Oxycontin, to get the result of Oxycontin effectively and safely. Misuses, overdoses, interactions, and contradictions can be very harmful, so read the following points carefully. And be cautious about what to do, and what not to do.

Do not increase or decrease the Oxycontin dose without having any knowledge. Before that, talk to your doctor.
Don’t stop the medicine suddenly to get rid of addiction. This will cause withdrawal symptoms.
Stay away from alcohol, grape, and beverages that contain alcohol, while you are under the Oxycontin treatment.
Be careful about the timing of the medicine.
Do not take Oxycontin, without your doctor’s permission.
Stay away from all the drugs, that will interact or contradict with Oxycontin.
Breastfeeding and pregnant ladies are not allowed to take the medication.
Tell your doctor about your medical history, and the medicines you are taking now.