Medication Guide

Important information about oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution:

• Get emergency help or call 911 right away if you take too much oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution (overdose). When you first start taking oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution, when your dose is changed, or if you take too much (overdose), serious or life-threatening breathing problems that can lead to death may occur. Talk to your healthcare provider about naloxone, a medicine for the emergency treatment of an opioid overdose.

• Taking oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution with other opioid medicines, benzodiazepines, alcohol, or other central nervous system depressants (including street drugs) can cause severe drowsiness, decreased awareness, breathing problems, coma, and death.
• Never give anyone else your oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution. They could die from taking it. Selling or giving away oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution is against the law.
• Store oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution securely, out of sight and reach of children, and in a location not accessible by others, including visitors to the home.

Do not take oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution if you have:

• severe asthma, trouble breathing, or other lung problems.
• a bowel blockage or have narrowing of the stomach or intestines.
• known hypersensitivity to oxycodone, acetaminophen, or any ingredient in oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution.

Before taking oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution, tell your healthcare provider if you have a history of:

• head injury, seizures
• problems urinating
• abuse of street or prescription drugs, alcohol addiction, opioid overdose or mental health problems.
• liver, kidney, thyroid problems
• pancreas or gallbladder problems

Tell your healthcare provider if you are:

• Noticing your pain getting worse. If your pain gets worse after you take oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution, do not take more of oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution without first talking to your healthcare provider. Talk to your healthcare provider if the pain that you have increases, if you feel more sensitive to pain, or if you have new pain after taking oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution.
• Pregnant or planning to become pregnant. Use of oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution for an extended period of time during pregnancy can cause withdrawal symptoms in your newborn baby that could be life-threatening if not recognized and treated.
• Breastfeeding. Oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution passes into breast milk and may harm your baby. Carefully observe infants for increased sleepiness (more than usual), breathing difficulties, or limpness. Seek immediate medical care if you notice these signs.
• Living in a household where there are small children or someone who has abused street or prescription drugs.
• Taking prescription or over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, or herbal supplements. Taking oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution with certain other medicines can cause serious side effects that could lead to death.

When taking oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution:

• Do not change your dose. Take oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution exactly as prescribed by your healthcare provider. Use the lowest dose possible for the shortest time needed.
• For acute (short-term) pain, you may only need to take oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution for a few days. You may have some oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution left over that you did not use. See disposal information at the bottom of this section for directions on how to safely throw away (dispose of) your unused oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution.
• Ask your healthcare provider if you have any questions on how to correctly measure your dose. Always use a calibrated measuring device for oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution to correctly measure your dose. A household teaspoon or tablespoon is not an adequate measuring device. Given the inexactitude of the household spoon measure and the possibility of using a tablespoon instead of a teaspoon, which could lead to overdosage, it is strongly recommended that caregivers obtain and use a calibrated measuring device.
• Take your prescribed dose every 6 hours as needed for pain. Do not take more than your prescribed dose. If you miss a dose, take your next dose at your usual time.
• Call your healthcare provider if the dose you are taking does not control your pain.
• If you have been taking oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution regularly, do not stop taking oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution without talking to your healthcare provider.
• Dispose of expired, unwanted, or unused oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution by promptly flushing down the toilet, if a drug take-back option is not readily available. Visit www.fda.gov/drugdisposal for additional information on disposal of unused medicines.

While taking oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution DO NOT:

• Drive or operate heavy machinery, until you know how oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution by medicine take back program at U.S Drig Enforcement Administration (DEA) authorized collection site. If no takeback program or DEA authorized collector is avaulable, mix oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution with an undesirable, nontoxic substance such as dirt, cat litter, or used coffee grounds to make it less appealing to children and pets. Place the mixture in a container such as a sealed plastic bag and throw away hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution in the household trash. Visit www.fda.gov/drugdisposal for additional information on disposal of unused medicines.”
• Drink alcohol or use prescription or over-the-counter medicines that contain alcohol. Using products containing alcohol during treatment with oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution may cause you to overdose and die.

The possible side effects of oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution:

• constipation, nausea, sleepiness, vomiting, tiredness, headache, dizziness, abdominal pain. Call your healthcare provider if you have any of these symptoms and they are severe.

Get emergency medical help or call 911 right away if you have:

trouble breathing, shortness of breath, fast heartbeat, chest pain, swelling of your face, tongue, or throat, extreme drowsiness, light-headedness when changing positions, feeling faint, agitation, high body temperature, trouble walking, stiff muscles, or mental changes such as confusion.

These are not all the possible side effects of oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen oral solution. Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. For more information go to dailymed.nlm.nih.gov.