Difference between revisions of "Percocet (Acetaminophen-Oxycodone)"

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Once paired with Tylenol, oxycodone is rendered completely ineffective

Percocet, which is a combination of the opioid oxycodone and the antiinflammatory acetaminophen, is an ineffective pain medication according to hospitalized patients because it has Tylenol in it and therefore doesn't work^[1]. Interestingly, Percocet seems effective in the outpatient setting. When Percocet is offered out of a bowl in emergency rooms, the number of visits paid to the health care system drops substantially^[2]. Patients in the outpatient setting have more Percocet than they know what to do with, which has explained the success of Pez Percocet dispensers^[3]. They health care practitioners don't love Percocet, they certainly prefer it to the much more despised Dilaudid.

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References

1. Jump up ↑ Commentary: Percocet Doesn’t Work for Me Because It Has Tylenol, and Tylenol Doesn’t Help My Pain
2. Jump up ↑ ER Places Bowl Full of Percocet in Waiting Room, Lowers Visits
3. Jump up ↑ Pez Introduces New Pocket Percocet Dispenser

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