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Oxycontin vs Oxymorphone - What's the difference?

oxycontin | oxymorphone |

As a proper noun oxycontin

is a controlled-release form of the drug oxycodone.

As a noun oxymorphone is

(pharmaceutical drug) a particular narcotic painkiller.

oxycontin

English

Proper noun

  • A controlled-release form of the drug oxycodone.

    • References

    * OED 2005

    oxymorphone

    English

    (wikipedia oxymorphone)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) A particular narcotic painkiller.