Question

A prescription for:

Oxycodone 10 mg PO every 6 hours PRN pain

Dispense 140 tablets

Refill #3

Is this prescription good to go and why?

Answer 1

Oxycodone

medication is used to help relieve moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid (narcotic) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain.

in the question is not mentioned dignosis of the patient if its chronic pain

Immediate-release:
As First Opioid Analgesic: 5 to 15 mg orally every 4 to 6 hours
As per the drug dosage recommendation is 10 mg every 6 hours as PRN if pain is hurting

presecribed 140 tablets for to take in home its to good to go

CONVERSION from Other Oral Opioids: There is great inter-patient variability in the potency of opioid drugs and their formulations; when converting patients to this drug from other opioids or when switching from controlled-release products, it is best to underestimate the oxycodone requirement and provide rescue medication than to overestimate and manage an overdose.

Comments:
-Doses should be individually titrated to provide adequate analgesia while minimizing adverse reactions.
-Because of the risks of addiction, abuse and misuse, the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration consistent with individual patient treatment goals should be used.
-Monitor patients closely for respiratory depression within the first 24 to 72 hours of initiating therapy and following any increase in dose.