Roxicodone is an opioid pain medicine and prescribed painkiller used to treat long-term and severe pain. It is sold under the generic name Oxycodone, which is a semi-synthetic opioid analgesic. Roxicodone comes into action when other non-opioid medicines or any other treatments fail to control the pain.

Roxicodone is a prescribed medicine and isn’t available over the counter. Because of the abusive and highly addictive nature.

Used For?

Roxicodone is used as a pain reliever to treat patients suffering from severe or long-term pain. It is prescribed when non-opioid drugs or other treatments can’t control the pain after the first use.

What Happens When You Take Roxicodone?

When you take Roxicodone, as an opioid medicine it binds with the opioid receptors present in your body. Which directly affects the nerves present in the central nervous system by reducing the transmission of pain messages to the brain. It works immediately after 15-30 minutes and will continue to work for 3-6 hours depending on the dosage.

How To Use?

Every medicine is used as per the Doctor’s guidance or advice. So same goes for the use of Roxicodone. It comes in an immediate tablet form. And can be taken with or without food on a regular basis or scheduled basis depending on how your Doctor advised. The tablets come in different dosages milligrams. So your Doctor will determine how much exact dosage and dosage schedule is required of you.

Being a narcotic analgesic, Roxicodone should be used strictly under the supervision of a Doctor or a pharmacist. And make sure you are taking the right dosage as advised. Don’t consume more or less of it.

Available Dosage & Standard Use:-

Roxicodone is available as an immediate-release tablet and is diversified in 5 mg, 15 mg, and 30 mg power. There is no standard use or a fixed way to use this medicine. Rather it is consumed as advised by The Doctor. But to give a certain idea about the usage below-provided tips can help you:-

New Users

  • Adults: At first 5mg is usually recommended by seeing the pain severity. Then the dosage can be increased if there is no improvement seen in the Individual.
  • Elderly People:- Same goes for the Elderly people first the lowest dosage of 5mg is said to be used. Then how the body responds according to that dosage can be changed.

Existing Users of Other Narcotics:-

  • Adults:- The dosage is usually advised depending on the previous usage of other narcotics used substances
  • Elderly People:- The same thing is applied in the case of elderly people.

The dosage they allocate depends on their previous usage and health conditions.

Identification Of Variants:-

Though there is a different variant available in the market. The Below mentioned chart can help you to identify it.

Milligrams Shape & Color Imprints
Roxicodone 5 mg Circular & White 54/ 582
Roxicodone 15 mg Circular & Mild Yellow 54/710
Roxicodone 30 mg Circular & Sky Blue 54/199

Storage Tips:-

The storage tip is usually provided to make the patient more cautious of how to get their medicines easily at the time of need so that they don’t go through a panic situation. And being a highly abusive medication, Roxicodone should not fall in the wrong hands. Some of the storage tips include:-

  • Keep it safe from children and pets
  • Dispose of it when not in use in a proper manner
  • Avoid sharing the medicine with somebody else or a family member
  • Keep it in a closed and tight container so that it doesn’t get exposed to direct sunlight & moisture

Things To Keep In Mind While Using Roxicodone:-

Every medicine has certain things to know about them. As it leads to the best use of that medicine which can cure or improvise health conditions. So before using Roxicodone you should know these below-mentioned guidelines:-

  • Inform your doctor about past medical history
  • Never use the medicine on your own by taking larger or smaller quantities.
  • Don’t Crush or Chew the tablet, rather take it wholly.
  • Don’t stop the medicine suddenly, first inform your Doctor.
  • Take Roxidcodone with food.

Warnings:-

  • Don’t consume Roxicodone if you are having breathing issues or asthma.
  • Consumption of alcohol or any other substance used can lead to slow breathing while using it.
  • Misuse of Roxicodone can lead to addiction, overdose or death.
  • Pregnant women should not use Roxidcodone which can cause birth defects in the unborn baby.

Side Effects Of Roxicodone:-

Side effects mainly occur when someone’s body can’t resist the use of Roxicodone. Some of the known side effects are listed below to make an individual aware of the situation:-

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Shallow Breathing
  • Dizziness or Drowsiness
  • Muscle Twitching
  • Slight Constipation
  • Hallucination
  • Dry Mouth
  • Fluctuation in Urine Timing

Not all the side effects can take place but if occurs kindly call out Doctor immediately.

Withdrawal  & Overdose:-

Sudden discontinuation of any opioid medication can trigger increased pain and physiological stress, leading to death. As discontinuation has the chance to seek other opioid pain reliever drugs that can deteriorate the health condition of a patient and be abusive on the other side.

So Doctors gradually decrease the dosage power, leading to permanent discontinuation of the medicine. Through this, the body will automatically adjust to the pain without the need for opioids. And that shows an improvement in the health condition of the patient leading to a better life.

Overdose can be seen when a patient is not in the control over the usage of any opioid medicine. Overdose has the chance of causing prolonged health issues and sometimes can lead to death.

Interaction Of Roxicodone With Other drugs:-

While carrying the course of Roxicodone, interaction with other drugs might lead to some unaware health conditions. So it’s better to get knowledgeable while using Roxicodone with other drugs. It is purely advised to consult with the Doctor once about your previous health conditions before using Roxicodone. As interactions with other drugs can result in some serious changes in health.

Using Roxicodone During Pregnancy & Breastfeeding:-

There is completely no study or proper reports that can suggest about the use of Roxicodone during pregnancy can cause harm to the health of an unborn baby. If it is used then the pregnant woman should be under close observation. To ensure the growth and development of the unborn baby.

But in the case of breastfeeding, it is not recommended to use Roxicodone as the use can cause drowsiness and disturbance in the central nervous system of the newborn baby.

Where Do I Get Roxicodone Online:-

There is much online pharma that provides the facility of ordering medicines online. But in the case of Opioid-related medicines or Roxicodone, there is a need for a prescription to get it ordered. While ordering one should attach the prescription so that it can be checked and validated before processing the order. As this drug can be abused and misused. So it has to go through a verification process and a signature of the desired person is required before handover the parcel.

FAQs:-

How often should you take Roxicodone?

Mostly it is considered to take 1 tablet for 12 hours. The mg should be the same until n unless the Doctor advises you to change it. And the same tablet will be used twice by consuming it in half. For example ½ tablet in the first 12 hours and another ½tablet in the next 12 hours.

What is the main ingredient in Roxicodone?

The main ingredient in Roxicodone is Oxycodone. Oxycodone is a scheduled II controlled substance and is considered a mu-opioid morphine type.

How To Recover From Overdose?

On the Doctor’s advice, keep Naloxone a medicine used to reverse opioid overdose. That might help in recovering from the overdose.