Talk:Oxycodone/aspirin

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"At one time one of the most widely prescribed painkillers ever in the history of the world"...I prodded this as a merge would be merging uncited material. Mjpresson (talk) 01:31, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

I fixed the article but perhaps it should be deleted

The old information on this article was copied and pasted out of context off of another website and had nothing to do with Percodan. It discussed a combination of naloxone and either morphine or oxycodone (I forget which one). Percodan has no naloxone in it. I did the best I could but I do not know much about this drug so the article needs either expansion or deletion. All the information anyone could need about Percodan can be covered in the article about oxycodone (unless it is a doctor or pharmacist and in that case, the doctor/pharmacist should probably be using a reference book instead of wikipedia). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rotellam1 (talk • contribs) 20:38, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Merge with Percocet?

Actually, I read the article about deletion and I believe this should be merged with Percocet (both are marketed by Endo and are very similar. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rotellam1 (talk • contribs) 20:43, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

CAS, Drug Bank, etc.

Also, I did the best research I could for the infobox but I couldn't find much. As far as I know those codes are the most correct information available. Correct me if I am wrong...my academic background is in economics but I came across this article researching the drug because I'm prescribed it right now and it was incorrect. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rotellam1 (talk • contribs) 20:56, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Good job, Rotellam1|. Mjpresson (talk) 00:46, 2 August 2010 (UTC) No do not merge with Percocet. 2 different drugs altogether.

Clarification of information

Percodan, Endodan, and other forms of "Oxycodone/ASA 325/ 4.88mg/325mg" list their dosage and administration directions as being one tablet every six hours. It has been my experience that my patients require a four to six hour dosing schedule, especially if they underwent either instrumentation or surgery where the usage of aspirin was not contraindicated (bleeding). A growing number of physicians and other practitioners are writing for Oxyxodone/ASA instead of the more popular Oxycodone/APAP (acetaminophen)because of the fear of liver damage posed by the possibility of the patient's concomitant use of acetaminophen while also taking the Oxycodone/APAP combination.

It it stated above that "Percodan" was once one of the most prescribed medications, and that was true until the early 1970's, when combination products containing acetaminophen made their presence (through marketing to physicians and other healthcare professionals who made their patients aware of the "no stomach irritation" benefit of APAP known).

Many physicians/practitioners now choose to write for an immediate release form of Oxycodone by itself, due to the negative properties of products containing acetaminophen or aspirin. PA MD0351XXE (talk) 14:17, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Inaccuracy in opening paragaph

Statement in the opening paragraph that percodan was first marketed by DuPont is wrong. Percodan and Percodan-demi were first marketed by Endo Laboratories, Inc., Richmond Hill, NY. E.I. du Pont de Nemours, & Co., Inc., acquired Endo in 1969 and operated Endo as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Percodan (and -demi at 50%) was originally 4.5 mg oxycodone HCl and 0.38 mg oxycodone terephthalate with APC (325 mg aspirin, 168 mg phenacetin and 32 mg caffeine)and remained in that formulation until the 1980's. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.3.33.9 (talk) 18:14, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

For what it's worth, the above reference is fairly accurate, and when confirmed, should be included in the article; the only proof of reference which I can think of would that from an old PDR from the early 1970's. Percodan was also produced under the "Caribe Pharmaceuticals Corporation" auspices in Puerto Rico until the mid 1980's. I don't remember it being anything other than an aspirin combination - (the APC reference). I may be incorrect about the latter.PA MD0351XXE (talk) 13:36, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Vicodin

Vicodin will be a schedule II drug on October, 6 2014. The decline of use section should be adhusted accordingly.Serialjoepsycho (talk) 03:56, 4 October 2014 (UTC)