Talk:Oxycodone/paracetamol

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Citation on Pain management

The fact that it is more often prescribed makes it more abusable just based on it being more readily available. No citation is needed, amirite? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.58.61.175 (talk) 19:32, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is a comparison between perks and acetaminophen appropriate right out of the gate? The language was, I found, misleading in this regard. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.156.233.80 (talk) 06:20, 10 April 2012 (UTC)}[reply]

Blame DuPont because they initially brought it to the US as a NON addictive drug and pushed doctors to prescribe. It took a half of that garbage to ruin my life over and over because I was very susceptible to its effects. They knew how dangerous it was and the FDA and DEA and now the Board of Health never said word one. Payoffs to the Pharmaceutical committees within the government hushed everything which makes them just as culpable. DuPont is mine. I am legally going after them with every last breath. I originally just wanted an apology but it’s too late for that now. They owe me and everyone touched by Oxycodone and I want to break them. Congress committee members too. RustyBear (talk) 02:33, 20 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Merge

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

The result of this discussion was not merged. TJRC (talk) 21:32, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Percocet is one of many brand names of oxycodone/acetamminophen formulation, which is already covered in oxycodone page. I don't think it's necessary for each brand name of the formulation to have its own page. Cantaloupe2 (talk) 13:21, 18 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Agree with you that there is no need for a separate page for each brand name of this combination of two very basic pain relievers. Pechmerle (talk) 02:04, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Disagree: the brand name is notable in its own right. DGG ( talk ) 03:52, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I also believe that the page should not be merged. Percocet has its own unique formulation, history, manufacturer, etc.--Tea with toast (talk) 01:21, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Against merge percocet and and oxycodone are different both chemically and brand wise. I closed the discussion after two months of consensus being against merge.Valoem ^talk 00:14, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Against merge. Percocet was my first search because I knew it by brand name. Mitzi.humphrey (talk) 15:39, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

"In popular culture" section

I suggest the formulation of some criteria for inclusion in Percocet#In_popular_culture. What level of referencing should be required? Is the present practice of using (implicit, and somewhat vague) citations to primary sources acceptable, or is secondary coverage needed? Does any mention of the drug in any widely distributed film or television series qualify? Ideally, I would suggest that the "popular culture" section be based on secondary sources which provide a holistic treatment of the subject, not a large number of examples without analysis. Emily Jensen (talk) 05:26, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Popular culture references should be referenced with secondary sources. Otherwise you have a trivia section, and that is not encyclopedic. When important references made in notable works are noticed by secondary sources, they should be included. MiRroar (talk) 15:59, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:"In popular culture" content & Wikipedia:Trivia sections can be informative here...The current pop culture section is entirely unreferenced, and that's not good. Basically, to justify a pop culture reference to Percocet, the relationship of Percocet to another topic must be specifically noted by secondary sources as a relevant subject of note. Maybe a news article has discussed the Nurse Jackie title character's use of Percocet and its broader implications? If not, it's a trivia item that should go. — Scientizzle 15:02, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Outside the US

I only came across this from searching for percocet (having no idea what it was). The article doesn't mention anything about how this has ended up being just a US thing (or even if it IS just a US thing - it doesn't seem to be used in the UK]) - is it to do with Oxycodone being class A?

Is it used in Europe? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.244.153.18 (talk) 16:13, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's widely marketed in Europe under the tradename OxyNorm (inter alia). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.156.233.80 (talk) 09:18, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Combined oxycodone and paracetamol is rarely prescribed in general practice in the UK. Oxycodone is considered a strong opioid analgesic, and the most common use is in palliative cancer treatment where the patient doesn't tolerate morphine well. The US is unusual in prescribing these strong opioid / paracetamol combination drugs in large quantities for routine musculo-skeletal pain. --Ef80 (talk) 00:08, 20 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]