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oxycontin for liver cancer??? What is this ?

 
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:05 pm    Post subject: oxycontin for liver cancer??? Reply with quote
Our Dr. has perscribed oxycontin for my mother who has gallbladder cancer with liver mets. I understand that there is tylenol in this drug and that is suppose to be bad for the liver? Is our dr. thinking straight or am I just paranoid? Originally she was given tylenol with codeine and then the lowest dose of morphine...but they made her very ill.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:09 pm    Post subject: Re: oxycontin for liver cancer??? Reply with quote
dllfb, I think you are mistake. Oxycontin does not have Tylenol in it. Tylenol 3 is a mixture of Tylenol and Codeine but it is not Oxycontin. Oxycontin (Oxycodon) is in the same family as codeine and morphine and is often used with cancer patients in pain. Hopefully, it we work for your mother.

You and your mother are in my thoughts and prayers.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 1:34 pm    Post subject: ocycodone Reply with quote
Sorry don't know where I got the other name from...likely just reading another post....the actual name of this pain killer is Oxycodone hcl/acetaminophen.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:40 pm    Post subject: Re: oxycontin for liver cancer??? Reply with quote
Thanks for that clarification dllfb. Oxycodone HCl is the generic name for Oxycontin and acetaminophen is the generic name for Tylenol. Are you talking about Percocet? Percocet is a combination of Oxy and Tylenol.

If I were you, I would talk about this with your mother's doctor. All drugs, Tylenol included, are filtered by the liver and can cause liver damage if taken incorrectly.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 2:36 am    Post subject: Re: oxycontin for liver cancer??? Reply with quote
OxyContin tablets contain lactose and should not be used by people with rare hereditary disorders of galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption. If this medicine is taken for prolonged periods of time it may become less effective at relieving pain, hence with time higher doses may be needed to control pain. With prolonged use the body may also become dependent on the medicine and as a result may get withdrawal symptoms if it is stopped suddenly. For this reason, when a person no longer needs this medicine it may be necessary to reduce it gradually to avoid such symptoms.
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