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What Is The Difference Between The Effectiveness Of Oxycodone Or Morphine?

What is the difference between the effectiveness of oxycodone or morphine? I have suffered chronic pain for almost 20 years and am really tired of suffering. Pain specialists are becoming afraid of the DEA. Seems like adults in real pain are getting the shaft. Any ideas?
Mon, 10 Mar 2014
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Hi and thanks for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about this pain that you have be dealing with for so many years. I agree with you that doctors are becoming very afraid prescribing pain medications that most of their patients really need.Patients bear the greatest burden.

Morphine and oxycodone are equally effective in managing pain. They are all level 3 pain management drugs and one can be prescribed in the place of the other. What makes one to be prescribed and not the other is based on your doctor's preferences.

I hope this helps and addresses your query fully. I wish you well.
Feel free to ask for more clarifications if need be.
Thanks.
Dr. Ivo, C,
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What Is The Difference Between The Effectiveness Of Oxycodone Or Morphine?

Hi and thanks for this query. I am so sorry to hear about this pain that you have be dealing with for so many years. I agree with you that doctors are becoming very afraid prescribing pain medications that most of their patients really need.Patients bear the greatest burden. Morphine and oxycodone are equally effective in managing pain. They are all level 3 pain management drugs and one can be prescribed in the place of the other. What makes one to be prescribed and not the other is based on your doctor s preferences. I hope this helps and addresses your query fully. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for more clarifications if need be. Thanks. Dr. Ivo, C,