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Is Oxycontin the same as oxymorhpone?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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No. However, oxycodone metabolizes into oxymorphone in the liver. There are separate oxymorphone preparations such as numorphan (injectable solution. not sure if they are around anymore) and opana (extended release oxyMORPHONE in the way that Oxycontin is extended release oxyCODONE).

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