What is Percocet used for?

Indications and Usage, quoted from the label by SpecGx LLC (ANDA040330). Cross-references to other label sections are left out.

PERCOCET is indicated for the management of pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate.

Limitations of Use:

• Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, misuse, overdose, and death, which can occur at any dosage or duration and persist over the course of therapy, reserve opioid analgesics, including PERCOCET, for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain.

Source: DailyMed label, set id 4dd36cf5-8f73-404a-8b1d-3bd53bd90c25, version 66, effective October 2, 2026. NDC 63481-623, one of 3 listings for this product.

Indications and Usage, quoted from the label by Direct_Rx (ANDA201278). Cross-references to other label sections are left out.

Oxycodone and Acetaminophen Tablets, USP are indicated for the management of pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate.

Limitations of Use

Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, and misuse, with opioids, even at recommended doses, reserve oxycodone and acetaminophen tablets for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options [e.g., non-opioid analgesics]

Have not been tolerated, or are not expected to be tolerated Have not provided adequate analgesia, or are not expected to provide adequate analgesia

Source: DailyMed label, set id ee151649-b52a-0a51-e053-2a95a90a6c35, version 2, effective January 22, 2025. NDC 72189-397, one of 1 listing for this product.