ACETAMINOPHEN AND OXYCODONE

(a SEET a MIN oh fen and OX i KOE done) Brand: Endocet, Magnacet, Percocet 10/325, Percocet 10/650, Percocet 2.5/325, Percocet 5/325, Percocet 7.5/325, Percocet 7.5/500, Primlev, Roxicet, Tylox, Xolox

What is the most significant information I must know about acetaminophen and oxycodone?

• You must not use this medication if you have recently used alcohol, sedatives, tranquilizers, or another narcotic medications.

• Do not use this medication if you have taken an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, and tranylcypromine.

• Do not take more of this medicine than is recommended. An overdose of acetaminophen can hurt your liver or reason death. Call your doctor at once if you have nausea, pain in your upper stomach, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, or jaundice (yellowing of your skin or eyes).

• In rare cases, acetaminophen may reason a severe skin reaction. Stop taking this medication and call your doctor right away if you have skin redness or a rash that spreads and causes blistering and peeling.

• This medication may be habit forming. Never share acetaminophen and oxycodone with other face, especially somebody with a history of drug abuse or addiction.

What is acetaminophen and oxycodone?

• Oxycodone is an opioid pain medicine. An opioid is sometimes called a narcotic.

• Acetaminophen is a smaller potent pain reliever that increases the effects of oxycodone.

• Acetaminophen and oxycodone is a combination medication used to relieve temperate to severe pain.

• Acetaminophen and oxycodone may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.

What must I discuss with my healthcare provider till taking acetaminophen and oxycodone?

• You must not use this medication if you are allergic to acetaminophen (Tylenol) or oxycodone, or if you have recently used alcohol, sedatives, tranquilizers, or another narcotic medications.

• To create certain this medication is safety for you, speak your doctor if you have:

· liver malady, cirrhosis, or if you drink more than 3 alcoholic beverages for day;

· a history of alcoholism or drug addiction;

· diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease;

· bowel obstruction, severe constipation;

· a colostomy or ileostomy;

· kidney disease;

· low blood pressure, or if you are dehydrated;

· a history of head injury, brain tumor, or stroke; or

· asthma, COPD, sleep apnea, or another breathing disorders.

• Oxycodone may be habit forming. Never share this medication with other face, especially somebody with a history of drug abuse or addiction. Hold the medicine in a seat where others can't get to it.

• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether this medicine is deleterious to an unborn child, but it could reason breathing problems or addiction/withdrawal symptoms in a newborn. Till you take acetaminophen and oxycodone, speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.

• Acetaminophen and oxycodone may pass into breast milk and could harm a nursing child. You must not breast-feed while using this medicine.

How must I take acetaminophen and oxycodone?

• Follow all directions on your prescription label. Never take this medication in larger amounts, or for longer than predesigned. An overdose can hurt your liver or reason death. Speak your doctor if the medication seems to stop working as well in relieving your pain.

• Measure liquid medication with a particular dose-measuring spoon or medication cup. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.

• Drink 6 to 8 full glasses of water daily to help prevent constipation while you are taking acetaminophen and oxycodone. Do not use a stool softener (laxative) without first asking your doctor.

• This medication can reason unusual results with determined urine trials. Speak any doctor who treats you that you are using acetaminophen and oxycodone.

• If you need surgery, speak the surgeon onward of time that you are using this medication. You may need to stop using the medication for a short time.

• Do not stop using this medication suddenly after long-term use, or you could have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Ask your doctor how to avoid withdrawal symptoms when you stop using acetaminophen and oxycodone.

• Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

• Hold track of the amount of medication used from every new bottle. Oxycodone is a drug of abuse and you must be aware if anyone is using your medication improperly or without a prescription.

• Always check your bottle to create certain you have received the correct pills (same brand and type) of medication predesigned by your doctor. Ask the pharmacist if you have any questions about the medication you receive at the pharmacy.

• After you have stopped using this medicine, flush any unused pills down the toilet.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Since acetaminophen and oxycodone is taken as needed, you may not be on a dosing schedule. If you are taking the medicine regularly, take the missed doze as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if it is nearly time for your following scheduled doze. Do not use extra medication to create up the missed dose.

What happens if I overdose?

• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222. An overdose of acetaminophen and oxycodone can be fatal.

• The first signs of an acetaminophen overdose include loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, sweating, and confusion or weakness. Later symptoms may include pain in your upper stomach, dark urine, and yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes.

• Overdose symptoms may also include extreme drowsiness, pinpoint pupils, cool and clammy skin, muscle weakness, fainting, weak pulse, slow heart course, coma, blue lips, shallow breathing, or no breathing

What must I avoid while taking acetaminophen and oxycodone?

• This medicine may impair your thinking or reactions. Avoid driving or operating machinery before you know how acetaminophen and oxycodone will affect you.

• Ask a doctor or pharmacist till using any another cool, allergy, pain, or sleep medicine. Acetaminophen (sometimes abbreviated as APAP) is contained in much combination medicines. Taking determined commodity together can reason you to get too many acetaminophen which can lead to a fatal overdose. Check the label to see if a medication contains acetaminophen or APAP.

• Avoid drinking alcohol. It may magnify your risk of liver hurt while taking acetaminophen.

What are the possible side effects of acetaminophen and oxycodone?

• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.

• In rare cases, acetaminophen may reason a severe skin reaction that can be fatal. This could occur even if you have taken acetaminophen in the past and had no reaction. Stop taking this medication and call your doctor right away if you have skin redness or a rash that spreads and causes blistering and peeling. If you have this type of reaction, you must never again take any medication that contains acetaminophen.

• Call your doctor at once if you have:

· shallow breathing, slow heartbeat;

· a light-headed feeling, like you might pass out;

· confusion, unusual thoughts or behavior;

· seizure (convulsions);

· problems with urination; or

· nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).

• General side effects include:

· drowsiness;

· upset stomach, constipation;

· blurred vision; or

· dry mouth.

• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What another drugs will affect acetaminophen and oxycodone?

• Taking this medication with another drugs that create you sleepy or slow your breathing can reason dangerous or life-threatening side effects. Ask your doctor till taking acetaminophen and oxycodone with a sleeping pill, narcotic pain medication, muscle relaxer, or medication for anxiety, depression, or seizures.

• Another drugs may interact with acetaminophen and oxycodone, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal commodity. Speak every of your health care providers about all medicines you use now and any medication you start or stop using.

Where can I get more information?

• Your pharmacist can provide more information about acetaminophen and oxycodone.

Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.

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