Endocet (Oxycodone & Acetaminophen) 10/325mg

Important Information

You should not use Endocet (Oxycodone & Acetaminophen) 10/325mg if you have recently used alcohol, sedatives, tranquilizers, or other narcotic medications. Do not use Percocet if you have used a MAO Inhibiter in the past 14 days, such as isocarboxazid, linezolid, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, or tranylcypromine, or have received a methylene blue injection.

This medicine can slow or stop your breathing, and may be habit-forming. Use only your prescribed dose, and swallow the pill whole to avoid a potentially fatal dose. Never share it with another person.

MISUSE OF THIS MEDICINE CAN CAUSE ADDICTION, OVERDOSE, OR DEATH, especially in a child or other person using the medicine without a prescription.

Do not take more it than is recommended. An overdose of oxycodone or acetaminophen (both present in Percocet) can cause death. Call your doctor at once if you have nausea, pain in your upper stomach, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, or jaundice (yellowing of your skin or eyes).

Oxycodone (present in Encocet) may cause life-threatening withdrawal symptoms in a newborn if the mother has taken Percocet during pregnancy.

Stop taking this medicine and call your doctor right away if you have skin redness or a rash that spreads and causes blistering and peeling.

Fatal side effects can occur if you use Percocet with alcohol, or with other drugs that cause drowsiness or slow your breathing.

You should not use Percocet if you have severe asthma or breathing problems, or a blockage in your stomach or intestines.

Before taking this medicine

You should not use Percocet if you are allergic to any of its components including acetaminophen or oxycodone, or if you have:

• severe asthma or breathing problems; or
• a blockage in your stomach or intestines.

To make sure Percocet is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have ever had:

• breathing problems, sleep apnea;
• liver disease;
• a drug or alcohol addiction;
• kidney disease;
• a head injury or seizures;
• urination problems; or
• problems with your thyroid, pancreas, or gallbladder.