On Mon 23 Mar 2009 11:30:19a, Dimitri told us...

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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> 5.250...
>> My dentist prescribed oxycodone for occasional severe dental pain.
>> When I take a tablet, I'm usually dead asleep in a half hour.
>> Consequently, I only take it if I know I can go to bed, which is
>> usually before bedtime. If I try to stay up, it makes me a bit dizzy
>> and unsteady. In either case, it quickly eliminates my awareness of
>> pain.
>>
>> Watching Gregory House pop what appears to be several oxycodone tablets
>> at a time makes me wonder how he stays awake, much less navigate
>> through the hospital and make any intelligent decisions.
>>
>> Is it a matter of acclimating to a certain dosage over time? I know
>> that oxycodone is highly addictive, and I take it as infrequently as
>> possible, but I'm just curious about anyone taking large amounts of the
>> drug.
>>
>> Yes, I know this is just a TV series. :-)
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>
>
> House takes Vicoden - Different from Oxycodone.
>
> Dimitri
>
> .Vicodin is a trademarked brand narcotic analgesic product containing
> hydrocodone and acetaminophen. It is usually found in tablet form with
> either the names Vicodin, Vicodin ES, or Vicodin HP imprinted on one
> side. Analgesics with the same chemical composition and a similar
> physical appearance are found under many other trade names, including
> Anexsia, Anolor DH5, Bancap HC, Dolacet, Lorcet, Lortab, and Norco. The
> hydrocodone/acetaminophen drug formula is also available under generic
> brands. The acetaminophen in the formula increases the effects of the
> hydrocodone. Hydrocodone also comes in a combination with ibuprofen,
> available under the trade name Vicoprofen.
>
> Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic medication synthesized from
> opium-derived thebaine. It was developed in 1916 in Germany, as one of
> several new semi-synthetic opioids with several benefits over the older
> traditional opiates and opioids; morphine, diacetylmorphine (heroin) and
> codeine. It was introduced to the pharmaceutical market as Eukodal or
> Eucodal and Dinarkon. Its chemical name is derived from codeine - the
> chemical structures are very similar, differing only in that the
> hydroxyl group of codeine has been oxidized to a carbonyl group (as in
> ketones), hence the "-one" suffix, the 7,8-dihydro-feature (codeine has
> a double-bond between those two carbons), and the hydroxyl group at
> carbon-14 (codeine has just a hydrogen in its place), hence oxycodone.
>
>

Thanks for all the details, Dimitri!

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.