Percocet and Death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
There are 93,149 people reported to have side effects when taking Percocet. Among them, 15,739 people (16.9%) died. These people tend to be male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month, also take Oxycontin and have Multiple myeloma.
The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You may use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.
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93,149 people reported to have side effects when taking Percocet.
Among them, 15,739 people (16.9%) died.
What is Percocet?
Percocet has active ingredients of acetaminophen; oxycodone hydrochloride. It is used in pain. Currently, eHealthMe is studying from 98,985 Percocet users.
Number of Percocet and Death reports submitted per year:

Time on Percocet when people died *:
Gender of people who died when taking Percocet*:
Age of people who died when taking Percocet *:
Common drugs people take besides Percocet *:
Common side effects people have before they died *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
How to use the study?
You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.
Related studies
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of acetaminophen; oxycodone hydrochloride:
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Percocet:
- Percocet (98,985 reports)
Browse all side effects of Percocet:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zCommon drugs associated with Death:
- Oxycontin: 25,919 reports
- Revlimid: 25,876 reports
- Dilaudid: 15,969 reports
- Duragesic: 15,968 reports
- Percocet: 15,739 reports
- Prolia: 14,914 reports
- Ms contin: 14,867 reports
- Aranesp: 14,840 reports
- Aspirin: 14,746 reports
- Opana: 13,814 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Death:
- Death (4,513 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Death:
- Multiple myeloma: 23,142 reports
- Pain: 20,012 reports
- Primary pulmonary hypertension: 17,771 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Death:
- Death (3,693 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on acetaminophen; oxycodone hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Percocet) and Percocet (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.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI 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 700+ 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).
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