Oxycodone 20 mg is used to relieve pain severe enough to require opioid treatment and when other pain medicines do not work well enough or cannot be tolerated. It belongs to the group of drugs called narcotic analgesics (pain medicines). It acts on the central nervous system (CNS) to relieve pain. The FDA approves oxycodone 20 mg for treating several types of pain conditions such as injuries, arthritis, neuropathic pain, etc. This medicine is a semi-synthetic narcotic drug with analgesic properties. Oxycodone 20 mg dose should be taken after a doctor’s prescription. The medicine comes in the form of oral solutions, tablets, and capsules. The immediate release (IR) forms of this drug can be taken regularly every 4 to 6 hours. Oxycodone IR formulations can be taken with or without a meal.
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