Oxycodone is a semisynthetic opioid that is closely related to morphine. It has been available for analgesia since 1917, when it was introduced into clinical practice in Germany.81 It is processed from thebaine, an organic compound found in opium. read more
With the exception of hallucinations, which may occur more rarely after oxycodone than after morphine, the side effects of these drugs are closely related. The abuse potential of oxycodone is equivalent to that of morphine. read more