Oxycontin and Oa - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Oa is reported as a side effect among people who take Oxycontin (oxycodone hydrochloride), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Zometa, and have Rheumatoid arthritis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Oa when taking Oxycontin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 210,595 people who have side effects when taking Oxycontin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Oxycontin?

Oxycontin has active ingredients of oxycodone hydrochloride. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 212,533 Oxycontin users. Check the latest studies of Oxycontin.

What is Oa?

Oa (osteoarthritis /a joint disease caused by cartilage loss in a joint) is found to be associated with 1,904 drugs and 2,627 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Oa.

On Oct, 28, 2025

210,595 people reported to have side effects when taking Oxycontin.
Among them, 1,544 people (0.73%) have Oa.

Among these 1,544 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Oxycontin:

Oxycontin (212,533 reports)

Oa treatments and more:

Oa (95,648 reports)

How severe was Oa and when was it recovered:

Oa in Oxycontin

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of oxycodone hydrochloride:

Oa and drugs with ingredients of oxycodone hydrochloride (3,175 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Common Oxycontin side effects:

Browse all side effects of Oxycontin:

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Common drugs associated with Oa:

Humira side effect: Oa (11,504 reports)
Methotrexate side effect: Oa (9,966 reports)
Fosamax side effect: Oa (9,637 reports)
Prednisone side effect: Oa (7,262 reports)
Enbrel side effect: Oa (6,608 reports)
Aspirin side effect: Oa (4,218 reports)
Xeljanz side effect: Oa (4,009 reports)
Sulfasalazine side effect: Oa (3,805 reports)
Alendronate sodium side effect: Oa (3,694 reports)
Celebrex side effect: Oa (3,551 reports)

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Oa:

Oa (1,904 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Oa:

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Oa:

Oa (2,627 conditions)

Drugs similar to Oxycontin and Oa :

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on oxycodone hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Oxycontin) and Oxycontin (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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