subject: A Drug Dosage For Controlling Pain [print this page] Oxycodone is an opiate analgesic used in the treatment of moderate to significant pain. It is available in various dosage forms like tablets, capsules, extended release tablets, and liquid concentrate solution. The available doses of Oxycodone may range from 10 mg to 160 mg. The controlled-release preparation of Oxycodone will come in 10, 12, 20, 30, 40, 60, 80, and 180 mg of oral preparation. But, high doses of Oxycodone greater than 80 mg of daily dose or 40 mg of single dose are prescribed just for opioid tolerant people.
Usual Oxycodone dosage for pain:
Adult dose: Oxycodone immediate release preparation is found to be really good at treating pain with an initial dosage of 5 mg to 15 mg taken orally every 4 to 6 hours. 10 to 30 mg of Oxycodone is used every 4 hrs as maintenance dose, and doses greater than 30 mg should be sued with caution.
Oxycodone controlled-release preparation is used in an initial dose of 10 mg taken each 12 hrs. For terminally ill patients like cancer patients, a maintenance dose of 20 to 640 mg of Oxycodone is used per day. The normal dose of controlled release preparation is 105 mg per day.
Geriatric dose: 2.5 mg of immediate release Oxycodone should be taken orally every Six hours to control pain. This dose of 2.5 mg is increased slowly for maintenance of pain, but quantities above 30 mg need to be used in careful attention.
For cancer patients, Oxycodone controlled release preparation is used in a dosage of 20 to 640 mg each day to manage pain. Affected individuals who are suffering from uncontrolled pain can use quick release Oxycodone, to supplement Oxycodone controlled-release
Pediatric dose: For kids above 12 month and less than 50 kg, 0.05 to 0.15 mg/kg/dose of Oxycodone is taken every 4 to 6 hours. For kids above 1 year and greater than or equal to 50 kg weight, an initial dose of 5 mg is taken every 6 hrs, and then the dose could be raised up to 10 mg every 3 to 4 hours.
Oxycodone overdose: Oxycodone is a habit-forming drug, so that it should be taken as directed by the doctor. Controlled release tablets should be swallowed as such. It should not be crushed or chewed or split, which may make the drug to get absorbed into the body too fast, leading to drug overdose or death.
