alternatives to oxycodone

Prescribers are getting calls for alternatives to oxycodone.

This shortage is due to big recalls over manufacturing problems at Ethex. You won't hear too much about other shortages...sublingual nitroglycerin and isosorbide mononitrate. They're being resolved.

But oxycodone immediate-release (IR) tabs will take longer because of the high demand.

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