Oxycodone is a semi-synthetic opioid analgesic medication sold under various brand names, such as Oxycontin and Roxicodone. It helps to relieve severe pain that cannot be aided by over-the-counter analgesics. So, what is the difference between oxycodone and oxycontin? To put it simply, Oxycontin has oxycodone, which acts longer than usual. Oxycontin is designed to reduce the addiction and abuse of the medicine; as it is an opioid-based medication, addiction and abuse are more likely to occur. But due to the new design by Purdue ...
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