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Oxycodone/paracetamol

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Oxycodone/paracetamol, sold under the brand name Percocet among others, is a fixed-dose combination of the opioid oxycodone with paracetamol (acetaminophen), used to treat moderate to severe pain.

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Oxycodone/paracetamol, sold under the brand name Percocet among others, is a fixed-dose combination of the opioid oxycodone with paracetamol (acetaminophen), used to treat moderate to severe pain.

In 2023, it was the 93rd most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 7million prescriptions.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oxycodone/paracetamol” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.