Buprenex vs. Oxycodone

• Are Buprenex and Oxycodone the Same Thing?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Buprenex?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Oxycodone?
• What Is Buprenex?
• What Is Oxycodone?
• What Drugs Interact with Buprenex?
• What Drugs Interact with Oxycodone?
• How Should Buprenex Be Taken?
• How Should Oxycodone Be Taken?

Buprenex(buprenorphinehydrochloride) andoxycodoneare narcotics indicated for the relief of moderate to severepain.

Brand names for oxycodone includeOxycontin,Roxicodone, andXtampza ER.

Commonside effectsof Buprenex include:

• nausea,
• dizziness,
• spinningsensation(vertigo),
• weakness,
• tiredfeeling,
• sweating,
• numbness or tingly feeling,
• headache,
• depression,
• 低血压(hypotension),
• nausea,
• vomiting,
• constipation,
• blurred vision,
• double vision, and
• shallowbreathing.

Tell yourdoctorif you have serious side effects of Buprenex including:

• weak or shallow breathing,
• lightheadedness,
• fainting,
• bluelipsor fingernails,
• confusion,
• feelings of extreme happiness,
• fast or slowheart rate, or
• urinating less than usual or not at all.

Common side effects of Oxycodone include:

• constipation,
• nausea,
• stomachpain,
• loss of appetite,
• vomiting,
• sleepiness,
• tiredness,
• drowsiness,
• dizziness,
• lightheadedness,
• weakness,
• itching,
• headache,
• dry mouth,
• sweating, and
• decreasesinthe ability to feel pain.

Tell your doctor if you experience serious side effects of Oxycodone including

• respiratory depression,
• apnea(stopped breathing),
• respiratoryarrest,
• circulatorydepression,
• hypotension (lowblood pressure),
• shock, and
• death.

Buprenex (buprenorphine hydrochloride) injectable is anarcoticdrug indicated for the relief of moderate to severe pain.

Oxycontin (oxycodone hydrochloride) is anopioiddrug used for the management of moderate to severe pain, usually for an extended time period. Oxycontin is not an "as needed for pain (PRN) drug." Oxycontin is available as ageneric drug.

Buprenex may interact withalcohol, other narcotic pain medications, sedatives, tranquilizers, sleeping pills,musclerelaxers, other medicines that can make you sleepy or slow your breathing,dexamethasone, imatinib,isoniazid, nefazodone, St. John's wort, antibiotics,antifungalmedications,barbiturates,bloodthinners,heartor blood pressure medications,HIV/AIDSmedicines, MAO inhibitors, medicines to treatnarcolepsy, phenothiazines, orseizuremedications. Tell your doctor all medications and supplements you use.

Oxycodone may interact with alcohol, other narcotic pain medications, sedatives, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, other medicines that can make you sleepy or slow your breathing, monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs),antidepressants, methscopolamine,scopolamine,bladderorurinarymedications, or irritablebowelmedications.

Oxycodone may also interact with mixedagonist/antagonistanalgesics,macrolideantibiotics, azole-antifungals,proteaseinhibitors,rifampin, andcardiovasculardrugs (includingamiodaroneand quinidine).

The usual dosage for persons 13 years of age and over is 1 ml Buprenex given bydeepintramuscularor slow (over at least 2 minutes)intravenousinjection at up to 6-hour intervals, as needed.

Oxycodone hydrochloride is available as controlled-release tablets in strengths of 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 60, 80, and 160mgtablets (60 mg and above used only for opioid tolerant patients). The tablets must be swallowed whole because broken or chewed tablets release the drug too rapidly and because Oxycodone is rapidly adsorbed, too concentrated levels will be present in the body which can lead to death. Oxycodone may interact with other narcotic pain medications, sedatives, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, other medicines that can make you sleepy or slow your breathing, pentazocine, nalbuphine, butorphanol, or buprenorphine. Tell your doctor all medications and supplements you use. This opioid is often the drug of choice for addictive use and can easily lead to dependency. Some patients may developtolerancefor Oxycodone and need to be slowly weaned off the drug. Safety has not been established in children under age 18; caution or avoidance is suggested inpregnantandbreastfeedingwomen as infants can be born with opioid tolerance and depressed respirations. In addition, low concentrations of Oxycodone have been found inbreast milk.