http://www.allaboutdrugs.info/oxycontin/how-to-administer-oxycontin-if-the-patient-have-difficulty-swallowing/ Find Great Information to Educate Yourself About All Types of Drugs and Medication Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:12:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.allaboutdrugs.info/oxycontin/how-to-administer-oxycontin-if-the-patient-have-difficulty-swallowing/comment-page-1/#comment-1489 W W D Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:28:20 +0000 http://www.allaboutdrugs.info/oxycontin/how-to-administer-oxycontin-if-the-patient-have-difficulty-swallowing/#comment-1489 ask your doctor some alternatives, especially IV route. ask your doctor some alternatives, especially IV route.

]]> http://www.allaboutdrugs.info/oxycontin/how-to-administer-oxycontin-if-the-patient-have-difficulty-swallowing/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 Ladyoasi Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:04:25 +0000 http://www.allaboutdrugs.info/oxycontin/how-to-administer-oxycontin-if-the-patient-have-difficulty-swallowing/#comment-1488 It's either going to happen or it isn't. If the difficulty is enough to make it a real problem, an alternative medication may be needed. Under no circumstance, though, is it possible safely to disturb the matrix of the pill. That would result in too large a dose too fast. It’s either going to happen or it isn’t. If the difficulty is enough to make it a real problem, an alternative medication may be needed. Under no circumstance, though, is it possible safely to disturb the matrix of the pill. That would result in too large a dose too fast.

]]> http://www.allaboutdrugs.info/oxycontin/how-to-administer-oxycontin-if-the-patient-have-difficulty-swallowing/comment-page-1/#comment-1485 brillian Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:48:56 +0000 http://www.allaboutdrugs.info/oxycontin/how-to-administer-oxycontin-if-the-patient-have-difficulty-swallowing/#comment-1485 If it's just a dry mouth that's the problem, have her take a mouthful of pudding, or something else slippery, and see if that helps. Her doctors should realize that the opiate is likely to contribute to her urinary retention. If she cannot swallow the pills, then she'll need a different prescription - something that comes in a liquid form. It'll mean more frequent dosing, but at least the drug will get into her system. If it’s just a dry mouth that’s the problem, have her take a mouthful of pudding, or something else slippery, and see if that helps.
Her doctors should realize that the opiate is likely to contribute to her urinary retention.
If she cannot swallow the pills, then she’ll need a different prescription – something that comes in a liquid form. It’ll mean more frequent dosing, but at least the drug will get into her system.

]]> http://www.allaboutdrugs.info/oxycontin/how-to-administer-oxycontin-if-the-patient-have-difficulty-swallowing/comment-page-1/#comment-1487 rachaeli Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:44:27 +0000 http://www.allaboutdrugs.info/oxycontin/how-to-administer-oxycontin-if-the-patient-have-difficulty-swallowing/#comment-1487 Oxycodone (the active ingredient in Oxycontin) comes in liquid, but is not the extended-release form, is the immediate release. But surely is easier to swallow the liquid, and is 20mg per ml which is not a lot of liquid. Oxycodone (the active ingredient in Oxycontin) comes in liquid, but is not the extended-release form, is the immediate release. But surely is easier to swallow the liquid, and is 20mg per ml which is not a lot of liquid.

]]> http://www.allaboutdrugs.info/oxycontin/how-to-administer-oxycontin-if-the-patient-have-difficulty-swallowing/comment-page-1/#comment-1486 Pangolin Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:21:09 +0000 http://www.allaboutdrugs.info/oxycontin/how-to-administer-oxycontin-if-the-patient-have-difficulty-swallowing/#comment-1486 This is a question to pose to the patient's doctor, not on the internet. This is a question to pose to the patient’s doctor, not on the internet.

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