Percodan

American  

[pur-kuh-dan] / ˈpɜr kəˌdæn /

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand name for a preparation containing aspirin, oxycodone, caffeine, and other ingredients, used for the relief of pain.

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Example Sentences

Fisher had been showing signs of bipolar disorder for years, self-medicating with cocaine and Percodan to try to calm the howling in her head.

From Washington Times

Ms. Field writes that Mr. Reynolds used Percodan, Valium and barbiturates during the making of “Smokey,” and sometimes received mysterious injections to his chest.

From New York Times

Many opioids are familiar under brand names — oxycodone is sold as Percocet and Percodan, for example, and hydrocodone as Vicodin.

From New York Times

Opioid drugs, including heroin, morphine and synthetic derivatives like OxyContin, Vicodin and Percodan, are no longer the province of poor people of color in urban settings.

From US News

Often, such treatments take the form of prescription opioids -- also known as narcotics -- that include well-known painkillers such as OxyContin, Percodan, Percocet and Vicodin.

From US News