Oxycodone vs. Hydrocodone compound: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Oxycodone and Hydrocodone compound. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 395,013 people who take Oxycodone and Hydrocodone compound, and is updated regularly.
What is Oxycodone?
Oxycodone has active ingredients of oxycodone hydrochloride. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 162,592 Oxycodone users. Check the latest studies of Oxycodone.
What is Hydrocodone compound?
Hydrocodone compound has active ingredients of homatropine methylbromide; hydrocodone bitartrate. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 518 Hydrocodone compound users. Check the latest studies of Hydrocodone compound.
395,013 people who take Oxycodone and Hydrocodone compound are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Hydrocodone Compound (homatropine methylbromide; hydrocodone bitartrate)
- Oxycodone (oxycodone hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Oxycodone:
- not at all: 1.31 %
- somewhat: 17.06 %
- moderate: 37.64 %
- high: 29.44 %
- very high: 14.54 %
Hydrocodone Compound:
- not at all: 1.81 %
- somewhat: 18.67 %
- moderate: 40.36 %
- high: 30.12 %
- very high: 9.04 %
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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.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Oxycodone (159,898 reports)
- Hydrocodone compound (71 reports)
Browse all side effects of Oxycodone:
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 zBrowse all side effects of Hydrocodone compound:
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 zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on oxycodone hydrochloride and homatropine methylbromide; hydrocodone bitartrate (the active ingredients of Oxycodone and Hydrocodone compound, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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).
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