Ratings, Reviews Summary for OXYCONTIN (PURDUE PHARMA LP)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of OXYCONTIN: 3.5 (satisfied)

(based on 417 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for OXYCONTIN
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 9 3.66
Age 18 to 24 30 3.63
Age 25 to 34 88 3.63
Age 35 to 44 107 3.78
Age 45 to 54 101 3.6
Age 55 to 64 54 3.42
Age 65 to 74 8 3.37
Age 75 and up 4 2.25

Ratings by Sex for OXYCONTIN
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 210 3.73
Female 198 3.36
Not Specified 9 4.22

Why OXYCONTIN* (Oxycodone hydrochloride ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of OXYCONTIN: satisfied (average rating score: 3.57)

(based on 468 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** OXYCONTIN
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Back pain*26
2Pain*20
3Fibromyalgia*10
4Surgery5
5Migraine4
6Neck pain3
7Cancer pain*3
8Nephrolithiasis2
9Psoriatic arthropathy2
10Spinal cord injury2

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of OXYCONTIN **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Constipation155
2Somnolence75
3Pruritus47
4Nausea*44
5Euphoric mood39
6Drug dependence*36
7Insomnia30
8Hyperhidrosis27
9Headache25
10Vomiting*24
11Pain*23
12Depression22
13Dizziness22
14Dry mouth22
15Fatigue*20
16Drug withdrawal syndrome20
17Drug ineffective*19
18Dyspepsia14
19Withdrawal syndrome14
20Decreased appetite11

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Oxycodone hydrochloride (Oxycone, Oxynorm, Oxydose, Oxaydo, Oxecta, Oxyir, Percolone, Oxycodone, M-oxy, Oxyfast, Roxicodone, Oxycontin)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com