Roxicodone Pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, Studies, Metabolism - Oxycodone

Roxicodone Pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, Studies, Metabolism - Oxycodone

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

The analgesic ingredient, oxycodone, is a semi-synthetic narcotic with multiple actions qualitatively similar to those of morphine; the most prominent of these involve the central nervous system and organs composed of smooth muscle. The principal actions of therapeutic value of oxycodone are analgesia and sedation.

Oxycodone is similar to codeine and methadone in that it retains at least one half of its analgesic activity when administered orally.