oxycodone: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Oxyfast • OxyContin • Percolone

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Two prescription bottles labeled Oxycodone Hydrochloride, one upright and one on its side with white tablets spilled out, against a black background.

Several white oxycodone tablets are scattered in front of orange prescription vials labeled for oxycodone, with one vial lying on its side.

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