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mallinckrodt oxycodone 30 mg

mallinckrodt oxycodone 30mg (Oxycodone Hydrochloride 30 mg) Pill with imprint 30 M is Blue, Round and has been identified as Oxycodone Hydrochloride 30 mg. Used for the treatment of chronic pain and belongs to the drug class narcotic analgesics.

What milligrams are oxycodone?

ROXICODONE (oxycodone hydrochloride tablets USP) is an opioid analgesic. Each tablet for oral administration contains 5 mg, 15 mg or 30 mg of oxycodone hydrochloride USP. Oxycodone hydrochloride is a white, odorless crystalline powder derived from the opium alkaloid, thebaine.

mallinckrodt oxycodone 30 mg

mallinckrodt oxycodone 30mg is used in the treatment of chronic pain; pain and belongs to the drug class narcotic analgesics. FDA has not classified the drug for risk during pregnancy.

mallinckrodt oxycodone 30 mg is classified as a Schedule 2 controlled substance under the Controlled Substance Act (CSA).

Oxycodone
Generic Name:
oxycodone (ox i KOE d

Brand Names:
Oxaydo, OxyContin, Oxyfast, Roxicodone, RoxyBond, Xtampza ER; oxycodone is also present in the following combination drugs: Combunox, Endocet, Endodan, Moxduo, Oxycodan, Percocet, Percodan, Primlev, Roxicet, Xartemis XR, and others.

Before taking this medicine

You should not use oxycodone if you are allergic to it, or if you have:

severe asthma or breathing problems; or a blockage in your stomach or intestines.

You should not use this medicine if you are already using a similar opioid medicine and are tolerant to it. Do not use this medicine if you have used a MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days, such as isocarboxazid,

linezolid, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, or tranylcypromine or have received a methylene blue injection.

Imprint: 30 M

Strength: 30 mg

Color: Blue

Size: 6.00 mm

Shape: Round

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals is an American-Irish domiciled manufacturer of specialty pharmaceuticals (namely, adrenocorticotropic hormone), generic drugs, and imaging agents.

^[2] In 2017 it generated 90% of its sales from the U.S. healthcare system. While Mallinckrodt is headquartered in Ireland for tax purposes, its operational headquarters are in the U.S.

^[3] Mallinckrodt’s 2013 tax inversion to Ireland drew controversy when it was shown Acthar was Medicaid‘s most expensive drug. ^[4]

Mallinckrodt acquires (for repricing), manufactures, and distributes products used in diagnostic procedures and in the treatment of pain and related conditions.

This includes the acquisition, manufacture, and distribution of specialty pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients, contrast products, and radiopharmaceuticals.

^[5] The company employed 5,500 and had net sales of $3.2 billion in 2017; of which $2.9 billion was from the U.S. healthcare system. ^[5]

The company has been implicated as a major contributor to the prescription opioid scandal around the over-prescription of oxycodone in the United States. ^[6]