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oxycodone hydrochloride

/ ˌɒksɪˈkəʊdəʊn /

noun

  1. an opiate drug used as a painkiller See also OxyContin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Lab results at the time showed the blue pills — imprinted with “M30,” a marking found on oxycodone hydrochloride pain medication — found next to her bed actually contained fentanyl, not oxycodone.

Three years before Purdue’s settlement, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic versions of OxyContin, known as oxycodone hydrochloride.

San Diego County Undersheriff Michael Barnett said Thursday the pills, promoted as painkillers, are likely counterfeit versions of the powerful narcotic Oxycodone hydrochloride.

He said the pills are likely counterfeits of oxycodone hydrochloride pills, known as M-30s or “blues,” which look similar to legit pills.

The National Institutes of Health said in a 2005 report that OxyContin, a trade name for oxycodone hydrochloride, “became popular as a street drug through its ability to induce a quick heroin-like euphoria.”

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