Nordic Life Science 1
SC I ENCE ART I CLE Q3 2019 OXYCODONE OXYCODONE H
YDROCHLORIDE IS PART OF A GROUP OF DRUGS KNOWN AS OPIOIDS. OXYCODONE IS MORE COMMONLY PRESCRIBED BY DOCTORS TO RELIEVE MODERATE TO SEVERE PAIN. OXYCODONE COMES IN A NUMBER OF FORMS INCLUDING CAPSULES, TABLETS, LIQUID AND SUPPOSITORIES. IT ALSO COMES IN A VARIOUS OF STRENGTHS. THE UNITED STATES HAD MORE THAN 200 000 DEATHS IN 19992016 FROM PRESCRIPTION OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSES.