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What Is The Difference Between Oxycodone And Hydrocodone?

What is the difference between oxycodone and hydro condone?
Fri, 24 May 2013
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Oxycodone is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from poppy-derived thebaine and acts on κ-opioid receptors.

Hydrocodone is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from codeine and acts primarily on μ-opioid receptors.
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What Is The Difference Between Oxycodone And Hydrocodone?

Oxycodone is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from poppy-derived thebaine and acts on κ-opioid receptors. Hydrocodone is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from codeine and acts primarily on μ-opioid receptors.