Zohydro ER vs. Oxycontin

• Are Zohydro ER and Oxycontin the Same Thing?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Zohydro ER?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Oxycontin?
• What is Zohydro ER?
• What is Oxycontin?
• What Drugs Interact with Zohydro ER?
• What Drugs Interact with Oxycontin?
• How Should Zohydro ER Be Taken?
• How Should Oxycontin Be Taken?

Zohydro ER (hydrocodone bitartrate) Extended Release and Oxycontin (oxycodone hydrochloride) are opioid agonists used for management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate.

Common side effects of Zohydro ER include:

• constipation,
• nausea,
• sleepiness,
• fatigue,
• vomiting,
• tiredness,
• headache,
• dizziness,
• dry mouth,
• itching,
• abdominal pain or discomfort,
• swelling of legs and feet,
• upper respiratory tract infection,
• muscle spasms,
• urinary tract infection,
• back pain,
• tremor,
• gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),
• non-cardiac chest pain,
• fever,
• increased blood cholesterol,
• dehydration,
• joint pain,
• muscle pain,
• neck pain,
• pain in extremities,
• migraine,
• numbness and tingling,
• anxiety,
• depression,
• insomnia,
• cough,
• shortness of breath,
• increased sweating,
• night sweats,
• rash, and
• hot flashes.

Common side effects of Oxycontin include:

• constipation,
• nausea,
• stomach pain,
• loss of appetite,
• vomiting,
• sleepiness,
• tiredness,
• drowsiness,
• dizziness,
• lightheadedness,
• weakness,
• itching,
• headache,
• dry mouth,
• sweating, and
• decreases in the ability to feel pain.

Tell your doctor if you experience serious side effects of Oxycontin including

• respiratory depression,
• apnea (stopped breathing),
• respiratory arrest,
• circulatory depression,
• hypotension (low blood pressure),
shock, and
• death.

Zohydro ER is:

• A strong prescription pain medicine that contains an opioid (narcotic) that is used to treat pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term treatment with an opioid, when other pain treatments such as non-opioid pain medicines or immediate-release opioid medicines do not treat your pain well enough or you cannot tolerate them.
• A long acting (extended-release) opioid pain medicine that can put you at risk for overdose and death. Even if you take your dose correctly as prescribed, you are at risk for opioid addiction, abuse, and misuse that can lead to death.
• Not for use to treat pain that is not around-the-clock.

Oxycontin is:

• A strong prescription pain medicine that contains an opioid (narcotic) that is used to manage pain severe enough to require daily around-the-clock, long-term treatment with an opioid, when other pain treatments such as non-opioid pain medicines or immediate-release opioid medicines do not treat your pain well enough or you cannot tolerate them.
• A long-acting (extended-release) opioid pain medicine that can put you at risk for overdose and death. Even if you take your dose correctly as prescribed you are at risk for opioid addiction, abuse, and misuse that can lead to death.
• Not for use to treat pain that is not around-the-clock.
• Not for use in children less than 11 years of age and who are not already using opioid pain medicines regularly to manage pain severe enough to require daily around-the-clock long-term treatment of pain with an opioid.

Zohydro ER may interact with other narcotic pain medications, sedatives, and tranquilizers.

Zohydro ER may also interact with alcohol, hypnotics, general anesthetics, phenothiazines, agonist/antagonist analgesics, MAO inhibitors, and anticholinergics.

Do not stop using Zohydro ER suddenly, or you could have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms.

Oxycontin may also interact with pentazocine, nalbuphine, butorphanol, or buprenorphine.

Do not stop using Oxycontin suddenly, or you could have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms.

The starting dose of Zohydro ER is individualized based on the patient's prior analgesic treatment experience and risk factors for addiction, abuse, and misuse.

Oxycontin (oxycodone hydrochloride) is available as controlled-release tablets in strengths of 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 60, 80, and 160 mg tablets (60 mg and above used only for opioid tolerant patients). The tablets must be swallowed whole because broken or chewed tablets release the drug too rapidly and because Oxycontin is rapidly adsorbed, too concentrated levels will be present in the body which can lead to death.