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Difference Ms Contin Oxycontin
Pronounced: (ox-ee-KOH-doan)
Overdose
If overdose is suspected, contact a poison control center or emergency room immediately. US residents can call the US National Poison Hotline at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center. Symptoms of overdose may include: slow breathing, slow heartbeat, loss of consciousness.
Missed Dose
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From Our Experts
FDA Approves New Abuse-Resistant Formulation of OxyContin
Monday the FDA approved a new formulation of the controlled-release drug OxyContin that has been designed to help discourage misuse and... Read more »
Abuse-proof OxyContin Under FDA Evaluation
When OxyContin was first introduced in 1996, it was hailed as a breakthrough treatment for severe chronic pain. OxyContin, a... Read more »
Understanding Extended-Release Medications
Many of you have had questions about extended-release medications. Although many different types of medication come in extended-release... Read more »
Innovating for Continence: Simon Foundation Conference
I’m writing from the conference titled Innovating for Continence: The Engineering Challenge sponsored by the Simon Foundation for... Read more »
Keri's Metastatic Breast Cancer Story: Finally, Oxycontin... and...
My name is Doug Haberstroh, and this is the story of my wife Keri, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 at the age of 25. Stay... Read more »
From Our Sources
Study: Teens more prone to OxyContin addiction
Researchers working with mice have found that adolescents are more likely than adults to become addicted to the painkiller OxyContin (oxycodone). The... Read more »
Clinical trial: Fentora vs. OxyContin for breakthrough pain
This is a study to compare the effectiveness of Fentora and immediate-release OxyContin in relieving breakthrough pain in patients with chronic pain.... Read more »
FDA Approves Tamper-Resistant OxyContin
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a harder-to-abuse formula of the painkiller OxyContin. Oxycontin, which contains the... Read more »
MS Contin Oral Dosage and Storage
Source: First DataBank
Generic Name: MORPHINE SUSTAINED-ACTION - ORAL Pronounced: (MOR-feen SUL-fate) Overdose If overdose is suspected, contact a poison control center... Read more »
Meet Jasmine Schmidt
Jasmine D. Schmidt is the Director of Education at The Simon Foundation for Continence, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1983. The mission... Read more »
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