Oxycodonedrug info
oxycodone hydrochloride 5 MG Oral Capsule
What it is used for
Oxycodone Hydrochloride Capsules are an opioid agonist indicated in adults for the management of pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. Limitations of Use Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, and misuse with opioids which can occur at any dosage or duration, reserve Oxycodone Hydrochloride Capsules for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options [e.g., non-opioid analgesics or opioid combination products]: Have not been tolerated or are not expected to be tolerated, Have not provided adequate analgesia or are not expected to provide adequate analgesia Oxycodone Hydrochloride Capsules should not be used for an extended period of time unless the pain remains severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatment options continue to be inadequate. Oxycodone Hydrochloride Capsules are an opioid agonist indicated in adults for the management of pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. Limitations of Use Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, and misuse with opioids, which can occur at any dosage or duration, reserve Oxycodone Hydrochloride Capsules for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options [e.g., non-opioid analgesics or opioid combination products]: Have not been tolerated or are not expected to be tolerated, Have not provided adequate analgesia or are not expected to provide adequate analgesia Oxycodone Hydrochloride Capsules should not be used for an extended period of time unless the pain remains severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatment options continue to be inadequate.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 13, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Oxycodone Hydrochloride Capsule is an agonist, available as a hard gelatin capsule 5 mg for oral administration. The chemical name is (5R,9R,13S,14S)-4, 5α-epoxy-14-hydroxy-3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan-6-one hydrochloride. The molecular weight is 351.82. Its molecular formula is C 18 H 21 NO 4
HCl, and it has the following chemical structure. Oxycodone hydrochloride is a white, odorless crystalline powder derived from the opium alkaloid, thebaine. It is soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol. The inactive ingredients in Oxycodone Hydrochloride Capsules, 5 mg include: black iron oxide, colloidal silicon dioxide, FD&C Yellow #6, gelatin, red iron oxide, starch pregelatinized (corn), stearic acid, titanium dioxide, and yellow iron oxide. The imprinting on the hard gelatin capsule is black ink. figure-01-chemical-structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 13, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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