oxycodone
noun
oxy·co·done
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Definition of oxycodone
: a narcotic analgesic C18H21NO4 used especially in the form of its hydrochloride
Examples of oxycodone in a Sentence
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In Paintsville, Kentucky, where a winding creek snakes through the town of roughly 4,000 people, Value-Med Pharmacy and Medicine Cabinet Pharmacy purchased almost 20 million pills that contained oxycodone and hydrocodone from 2006 through 2012. — Anchorage Daily News, "Just 15% of U.S. pharmacies distributed nearly half of prescription opioid pain pills," 12 Aug. 2019 As authorities cracked down on oxycodone and hydrocodone prescriptions, some people switched to the far more potent opioid fentanyl and to heroin. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon opioid epidemic: Pills flooded the state as overdoses climbed, unsealed data show," 2 Aug. 2019 Some of the top-volume retailers of prescription opioids, including oxycodone and hydrocodone, were in the Valley towns of Ansonia, Torrington and Waterbury. — Steve Hamm, courant.com, "675M pills: Prescription opioids targeted Connecticut’s most vulnerable citizens," 1 Aug. 2019 The numbers of pills are most of the more than 3.7 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone pills Ohio saw in that seven-year period, at the same time more than 70 billion additional pills went to other parts of the country. — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, "Pharmacies across Ohio received large amounts of painkillers as opioid epidemic ramped up," 31 July 2019 Authorities are warning the public to beware of counterfeit oxycodone pills linked to four overdose deaths this week in the San Diego area, including one in Poway. — Pomerado News, "Authorities warn of dangerous blue pills," 26 July 2019 In one case, a Pennsylvania woman received 10,728 oxycodone pills and 570 fentanyl patches from a single physician during 2018. — Martha Bebinger, chicagotribune.com, "Medicare going in ‘right direction’ on opioid epidemic, federal report finds," 19 July 2019 The data track a dozen different opioids, including oxycodone and hydrocodone, according to the Post. — Mark Gillispie, BostonGlobe.com, "Federal data show opioid shipments ballooned as crisis grew," 17 July 2019 Opioid lawsuits The data tracks a dozen different opioids, including oxycodone and hydrocodone, according to the Post. — CBS News, "Opioid shipments ballooned as an addiction crisis grew, data shows," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oxycodone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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