The key differences between them are: Oxycodone is a derivative of opium and sold under different brand names, including OxyContin. Percocet is a combination of oxycodone and acetaminophen. Oxycodone and Percocet are both classified as narcotic analgesics.
Oxycodone is an opiate painkiller. It's used to treat severe pain, for example after an operation or a serious injury, or pain from cancer. It's also used for other types of long-standing pain when weaker painkillers, such as paracetamol, ibuprofen and aspirin, have not worked.
Oxycodone and OxyContin contain the same active ingredient: the prescription narcotic oxycodone. The difference between these two drugs is how the tablet releases the medication. OxyContin tablets release oxycodone continuously throughout the day, whereas the release of oxycodone is immediate.
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic (human-made) opioid that is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine, and is prescribed for extreme pain.
Oxycodone hydrochloride is available as controlled-release tablets in strengths of 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 60, 80, and 160 mg tablets (60 mg and above used only for opioid tolerant patients).
Gabapentin is not an opiate drug and not considered to be a dangerous drug of abuse like most opiate drugs.
Another study found that the combination of oxycodone and acetaminophen was 1.5 times more potent than hydrocodone with acetaminophen when taken at equal doses.
You should start feeling the effects of oxycodone in just 20 to 30 minutes. Oxycodone reaches peak concentrations in the bloodstream in roughly one to two hours following ingestion. Extended- and controlled-release formulations can take three to four hours to reach peak concentration in the bloodstream.