I am a stage 4 cancer patient and was on morphone, then oxycotin and oxycodone...my old doctor took my insurance and now he doesn't so I'm going to see a new doctor in a couple of weeks. The nurse told me he would write roxicodone instead of oxy....will this be able the same or should I continue to look for another doctor?
Q: What is the difference between oxycotin and roxicodone?
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11/20/08 3:15pm
Roxicodone is just another brand name for oxycodone. If oxycontin and oxycodone worked for you, so should roxicodone.
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