What’s the difference between Percocet and OxyContin?

OxyContin (“Oxy” or “OC” on the street) is a time-released affliction medication. It was developed in 1995 for humans defective around-the-clock affliction relief, so they don’t accept to yield pills as often. OxyContin contains oxycodone, which is an opioid drug, like morphine, codeine, heroin and methadone.

Oxycodone is the aforementioned opioid that’s in Percocet, Oxycocet and Endocet.

Both Percocet and OxyContin abate pain, but while Percocet gives abatement for about 5 hours, the furnishings of OxyContin endure for about 12 hours.

Percocet contains 5 milligrams of oxycodone, which is all appear if the bolus is taken. Percocet aswell contains acetaminophen (the biologic in Tylenol), which makes humans ailing if they yield a lot of it.

OxyContin doesn’t accommodate acetaminophen. It is authentic oxycodone in amounts abundant beyond than in Percocet. In Canada, OxyContin pills appear with 10, 20, 40 or 80 mg of oxycodone. Just one OxyContin bolus can accept the aforementioned bulk of oxycodone as 16 Percocet pills.

With OxyContin, alone allotment of the oxycodone is appear if the bolus is taken. The blow of the oxycodone has been coated so that it is appear into the physique slowly. This is how OxyContin relieves affliction for so abounding hours.