You should give one dose in the morning and one dose in the evening — giving the doses 12 hours apart is best e. If your child is prescribed both fast- and slow-acting oxycodone, you must not give both preparations at the same time. If you miss a dose of a slow-acting preparation e. Novacodone, OxyContin or Targin , it can be given as soon as you remember, as long as this is at least six hours before the next dose is due.
Otherwise, skip the missed dose and continue giving the medicine at the normal times. If you think you may have given your child too much oxycodone, call the Poisons Information Centre on 13 11 26 as soon as possible, even if your child shows no symptoms. In the case of an emergency, call an ambulance or take your child to the nearest hospital emergency department.
Have the medicine container or packaging with you, even if it is empty, as this information will be useful. Medicines are designed to make us better, but sometimes they have unwanted effects side effects. Some side effects will go away with time, or after the dose has been changed.
To avoid constipation, encourage your child to drink plenty of water and eat fruits and vegetables. Your child may feel sleepy or dizzy while taking oxycodone. Care must be taken with activities like bike riding or climbing, or, for older children, driving or operating heavy machinery.
Oxycodone should not be given with any medicine containing codeine or morphine. Also avoid alcohol and other medicines that cause drowsiness e. There may be other side effects that are not listed in this fact sheet. If you notice anything unusual or are concerned about your child, contact your doctor. When oxycodone is used for pain and given at the recommended dose for a short period of time, it does not cause addiction.
When used for a long period of time, people can get used to having it in their system and become tolerant to it. Misuse of oxycodone can lead to addiction. Always follow the instructions on the medicine label and give all medicines as directed by your doctor. Care must be taken when using oxycodone with some other medicines. Tell your doctor and pharmacist about any other medicines your child is taking before starting oxycodone, including complementary natural medicines.
It is safe to give simple pain medicines such as paracetamol e. Nurofen with oxycodone. Consuming alcohol or other medicines that cause drowsiness e. Take our survey. Babies, young children and older people are more likely to get side effects.
Oxycodone is not suitable for some people. Tell your doctor before starting this medicine if you:. Follow your doctor's instructions about how to use this medicine. This is particularly important because oxycodone can be addictive.
Take oxycodone with, or just after, a meal or snack as it's less likely to make you feel sick. It's important to swallow slow-release oxycodone tablets whole with a drink of water. Oxycodone liquid, capsules and injections work faster fast acting. They're used for pain which is expected to last for a short time and often used when you start taking oxycodone, to help find the right dose.
Oxycodone tablets are slow release. This means the oxycodone is gradually released into your body over either 12 or 24 hours. This type of oxycodone takes longer to start working but lasts longer. It's used for long-term pain. Sometimes your doctor may prescribe both fast-acting and slow-release oxycodone to manage long-term pain. Do not break, crush, chew or suck oxycodone slow-release tablets.
If you do, the slow-release system will not work and the whole dose might get into your body in one go. This could cause an overdose. How often you take it depends on the type of oxycodone that you've been prescribed:. You can take oxycodone at any time of day, but try to take it at the same time every day and space your doses evenly. For example, if you take oxycodone twice a day and have your first dose at 8am, take your second dose at 8pm. Usually, you start on a low dose of oxycodone and this is increased gradually until your pain is well controlled.
Once your pain is under control, your doctor may prescribe slow-release tablets. This may cut down the number of doses you have to take each day. When you stop taking oxycodone your doctor will gradually reduce your dose, especially if you've been taking it for a long time.
If you forget to take a dose, check the information that comes with the medicine or ask your pharmacist or doctor for advice. If you often forget doses, it may help to set an alarm to remind you.
You could also ask a pharmacist for advice on other ways to remember to take your medicine. It's important not to take more than your prescribed dose, even if you think it's not enough to relieve your pain. Speak to your doctor first, if you think you need a different dose. If you take too much oxycodone you may feel very sleepy, sick or dizzy, find it difficult to breathe or become unconscious.
Take the oxycodone box or leaflet inside the packet plus any remaining medicine with you. It's safe to take oxycodone with paracetamol , ibuprofen or aspirin do not give aspirin to children under 16 years of age. Do not take oxycodone with painkillers that contain codeine. You will be more likely to get side effects. Painkillers that contain codeine include co-codamol codeine and paracetamol , Nurofen Plus codeine and ibuprofen , co-codaprin codeine and aspirin and Solpadeine codeine, paracetamol, ibuprofen and caffeine.
Like all medicines, oxycodone can cause side effects in some people, but many people have no side effects or only minor ones. The higher the dose of oxycodone the more chance that you will get side effects.
Common side effects happen in more than 1 in people. Talk to a doctor or pharmacist if these side effects bother you or do not go away:. Serious side effects happen in less than 1 in people. Call a doctor if you have:. In rare cases, it's possible to have a serious allergic reaction anaphylaxis to oxycodone. These are not all the side effects of oxycodone. For a full list, see the leaflet inside your medicine packet. Do not take any other medicines to treat the side effects of oxycodone without speaking to a pharmacist or doctor first.
Oxycodone is generally not recommended during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. In early pregnancy, it's been linked to some problems for your baby. If you take oxycodone at the end of pregnancy there's a risk that your baby may get withdrawal symptoms or be addicted to oxycodone when they're born. However, it's important to treat pain in pregnancy. For some pregnant women with severe pain, oxycodone might be the right medicine. Your doctor is the best person to help you decide what's right for you and your baby.
Oxycodone is not usually recommended if you're breastfeeding. Small amounts of oxycodone pass into breast milk and may cause breathing problems for your baby. Tell a doctor if you are breastfeeding. They may be able to recommend a different painkiller. Some medicines and oxycodone interfere with each other and increase the chance that you will have side effects.
Tell a doctor before you start taking oxycodone if you are taking any medicines:. It's not possible to say that oxycodone is safe to take with herbal remedies and supplements.
They're not tested for the effect they have on other medicines in the same way pharmacy and prescription medicines are. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you're taking any other medicines, including herbal medicines, vitamins or supplements. It works in the central nervous system and the brain to block pain signals to the rest of the body. It also reduces the anxiety and stress caused by pain. Endone is used to relieve moderate to severe pain.
It is important to follow the directions given to you by your doctor or pharmacist. Endone is taken with a full glass of water after a meal or after milk. Your prescribing doctor will decide on your usual dosage, but it is usually up to 1 tablet every 6 hours. Take Endone at about the same time every day. If you have been taking Endone for more than a short while, it is also important not to suddenly stop taking the medication but to gradually reduce the amount you are taking — under the supervision of your doctor.
This will help to reduce the risk of withdrawal symptoms occurring. All opioids, including Endone, can have side effects and these include life-threatening breathing problems.
The risk of these is higher:. Endone can cause side effects that include drowsiness, sleepiness or dizziness in some people, so your doctor may recommend avoiding driving or operating machinery until you know how it affects you.
If you have recently started taking Endone or another opioid medication, or changed your dosage, you may be at higher risk of having an accident. Using Endone with other medicines that can make you drowsy, such as sleeping tablets or other pain-relief medicines, is potentially dangerous. Always check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medication. Also, do not take a double dose to make up for a dose that you have missed. Your doctor will tell you how to use it in a safe and effective manner based on an assessment of your condition.
Using Endone poses risks of abuse and addiction. If you take Endone, you may become dependent on this medicine even if you take it exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Your doctor will monitor how you use Endone to reduce your risk of harm , including through misuse, abuse and addiction. You may also develop tolerance when you take Endone — this means that you may need to take larger amounts of the opioid to get the same effect. As the dosage increases, so does the risk of side effects.
Continue to take Endone for as long as your doctor tells you to. If you stop taking any brand of oxycodone suddenly, you may experience withdrawal symptoms.
If you are concerned about an overdose of Endone or other brand of oxycodone , you should immediately:. Naloxone is a drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. A pilot program, funded by the Australian Government, is offering certain individuals in New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia this medication including the nasal spray Nyxoid , free of charge and without a prescription.
Learn more here about the Take Home Naloxone pilot. See healthdirect's medicines section for more information about Endone. Everyone's pain is unique, and different pain-relief medicines will work in different circumstances.
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