Oxydolor 80 mg (Oxycontin OC 80s)

Oxydolor 80 mg

Oxydolor 80 mg is a brand name for a prolonged-release oxycodone hydrochloride tablet, equivalent to the well-known brand OxyContin OC 80s. It is a powerful opioid analgesic used to treat moderate to severe chronic pain.

Active Ingredient: Oxycodone hydrochloride, a semi-synthetic opioid.

Purpose: Used for managing chronic pain that requires continuous, around-the-clock treatment for an extended period, and is not adequately managed by other medications. It is not for occasional or “as-needed” use.

Appearance: The original Oxydolor 80 mg or OxyContin OC 80s were typically green, round tablets imprinted with “OC” on one side and “80” on the other.

Formulation: It is an extended-release (ER) or controlled-release formulation, designed to release the medication over a 12-hour period.

Dosage

Oral. Dosage depends on pain intensity and individual patient response. Adults and adolescents 12 years and older . The usual starting dose for opioid-naive patients is 10 mg of oxycodone administered every 12 hours. Some patients may respond to a 5 mg starting dose, which reduces the incidence of side effects. Patients already taking opioids may begin treatment with higher doses, taking into account their previous experience with opioid therapy. Switching from morphine to oxycodone.

Package contents and other information

Oxydolor 80 mg, prolonged-release tablets arethisPale green, round, biconvex

film-coated tablets.

What Oxydolor 80mg contains?

prolonged-release tablets
The active substance is oxycodone hydrochloride.
1 prolonged-release tablet contains 80 mg of oxycodone hydrochloride, equivalent to
71.72 mg of oxycodone.

Excipients:
Tablet core:
Kollidon SR (polyvinyl acetate, povidone (K = 27.0 – 32.4), sodium lauryl sulfate, silica)
Microcrystalline cellulose
Colloidal anhydrous
silica Magnesium stearate

Tablet coating:
Polyvinyl alcohol
Talc (E 553b)
Titanium dioxide (E171)
Macrogol 3350
Soya lecithin (E 322
) Iron oxide yellow (E 172)
Iron oxide black (E172)
Indigo carmine (E 132)