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"At one time one of the most widely prescribed painkillers ever in the history of the world"...I prodded this as a merge would be merging uncited material. Mjpresson (talk) 01:31, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed the article but perhaps it should be deleted

The old information on this article was copied and pasted out of context off of another website and had nothing to do with Percodan. It discussed a combination of naloxone and either morphine or oxycodone (I forget which one). Percodan has no naloxone in it. I did the best I could but I do not know much about this drug so the article needs either expansion or deletion. All the information anyone could need about Percodan can be covered in the article about oxycodone (unless it is a doctor or pharmacist and in that case, the doctor/pharmacist should probably be using a reference book instead of wikipedia). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rotellam1 (talk • contribs) 20:38, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with Percocet?

Actually, I read the article about deletion and I believe this should be merged with Percocet (both are marketed by Endo and are very similar. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rotellam1 (talk • contribs) 20:43, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

CAS, Drug Bank, etc.

Also, I did the best research I could for the infobox but I couldn't find much. As far as I know those codes are the most correct information available. Correct me if I am wrong...my academic background is in economics but I came across this article researching the drug because I'm prescribed it right now and it was incorrect. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rotellam1 (talk • contribs) 20:56, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good job, Rotellam1|. Mjpresson (talk) 00:46, 2 August 2010 (UTC) No do not merge with Percocet. 2 different drugs altogether.[reply]

Clarification of information

Percodan, Endodan, and other forms of "Oxycodone/ASA 325/ 4.88mg/325mg" list their dosage and administration directions as being one tablet every six hours. It has been my experience that my patients require a four to six hour dosing schedule, especially if they underwent either instrumentation or surgery where the usage of aspirin was not contraindicated (bleeding). A growing number of physicians and other practitioners are writing for Oxyxodone/ASA instead of the more popular Oxycodone/APAP (acetaminophen)because of the fear of liver damage posed by the possibility of the patient's concomitant use of acetaminophen while also taking the Oxycodone/APAP combination.

It it stated above that "Percodan" was once one of the most prescribed medications, and that was true until the early 1970's, when combination products containing acetaminophen made their presence (through marketing to physicians and other healthcare professionals who made their patients aware of the "no stomach irritation" benefit of APAP known).

Many physicians/practitioners now choose to write for an immediate release form of Oxycodone by itself, due to the negative properties of products containing acetaminophen or aspirin. PA MD0351XXE (talk) 14:17, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]