oxycodone

[ ok-see-koh-dohn ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. an opioid analgesic, C 18 H 21 NO 4 , used to treat moderate to severe pain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxycodone¹

First recorded in 1950–55; oxy- ²( def ) + cod(eine) ( def ) + -one ( def )

Example Sentences

Skaggs was found dead in a Texas hotel room during an Angels road trip on July 1, 2019, and an autopsy determined he choked on his own vomit after ingesting a toxic mix of alcohol, fentanyl and oxycodone.

From Washington Post

Given that molecules in the same class of opioids as morphine share similar structures, we believe this approach would also work in other opioids like hydrocodone and oxycodone.

From Popular-Science

In 2018, a Tampa Bay mother of four spent five months in jail after her vitamins falsely tested positive for oxycodone, the Miami Herald reported.

From Washington Post

She said her bill since the start of this year for oxycodone alone is $850.

From Fortune

At the very least, I should have a liver that doesn’t exist from all the hydrocodone and oxycodone.

From Freakonomics

Traitz, it should be noted, has a long criminal history that includes trafficking Oxycodone, ID fraud, theft, and more.

From The Daily Beast

Florida, which began a pill mill crackdown in 2010, saw a 50 percent decrease in overdose deaths from oxycodone in 2012.

From The Daily Beast

A recent medical journal suggests doctors regularly cave when patients ask for meds, even controlled substances like Oxycodone.

From The Daily Beast

There were oxycodone, oxycontin, two different mixtures of vicodin.

From The Daily Beast

OxyContin is the brand name for a time-release version of the pain-relief opiate oxycodone produced by Purdue Pharma.

From The Daily Beast