Vol 7, No 1 (2011)
Case report
Published online: 2011-04-28
Oxycodone — is it a weak or strong opioid? A case report
Onkol. Prak. Klin 2011;7(1):31-36.
Abstract
Pain accompanies many chronic diseases and malignant neoplasms. Analgesic therapy aims at achieving
the maximal result at the minimum of adverse effects. The analgesic effect of opium has been known
since the 19th century, its acetyl derivate, heroine came soon after. Scientists still search the drug which
action is close to the ideal. It seams that oxycodone is the new alternative in Poland. In the paper, we
present the case of 64 years old patient, who was treated with oxycodone effectively. The drug was apparently
efficacious in controling receptive as well as nonreceptive pain, that may be helpful in reducing
the amount of intaking medicines. In the presented case , the oxycodone resulted in satisfactory pain
control at insignificant adverse effects accompanying.
Onkol. Prak. Klin. 2011; 7, 1: 31–36
Keywords:
oxycodonevisceral painopioid