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How do hydrocodone and oxycodone differ?

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Both hydrocodone and oxycodone can treat chronic and acute pain, and both have similar risks and side effects. read more

Until the fall of 2014, hydrocodone and oxycodone were in two different drug schedules. A drug schedule is a number that is assigned to a medicine, chemical, or substance. The schedule number indicates the likelihood the substance could be misused, as well as the drug’s accepted medical use. read more

Oxycodone and hydrocodone are both narcotic analgesics indicated for the relief of moderate-to-severe cancer-related or acute pain. Studies have shown no differences in their pain-relieving properties; however, the incidence of constipation may be higher with hydrocodone. read more

While hydrocodone does not have an immediate-release version, it does offer a controlled-release formula, as does oxycodone, that lasts up to 12 hours for severe pain management. Oxycodone may be somewhat safer during pregnancy than hydrocodone, but neither is an ideal pain reliever for pregnant women. read more

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