Oxycodone Od

My mom recently passed for what the coroner said was mixed drug toxcitity. Her Oxycodone level was 3.4mg/L they said it should have been between 0.02 and 0.1. It is possible that my mom could have deliberately OD as she was in a lot of pain and depressed. However, I have heard about build up of oxycodone in the system over a period of time. With older bodies they aren’t able to metabolize the morphine? I’m trying to find some answers and would appreciate any insight. Is it possible that she had a build up over oxycodone over a period and then when she took her normal dose it tipped her over the edge? Any help would be appareciated pls. Thanks

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Hello, Nicola! How are you? I'm so very sorry for your loss.

That is very rare and usually occurs in people with impaired renal or hepatic function. Thus, unless she had a condition like some type of liver disease or kidney disease, then it isn't very likely.

However, even if she didn't have such a condition, the overdose could still have been accidental. If she was in a great deal of pain and took several, once it clouded her thinking, she could have taken more, without realizing it. This has happened to people, before.

Was she on any other medications?

The FDA classifies this medication as being a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.

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Hello Verwon

Thanks for getting back to me . Her autopsy result under kidneys shows a dilated proximal right ureter and nephro and arteriosclerosis. Not sure what that means . Her Meds that she was on was paracetamol, fluoxetine, chlorpheniramine , amlodipine and of course Oxycodone. Only elevated reading was the oxy. For a reading of 3.4 my / L in blood and stomach contents of 1mg/L would she have had to take a huge amount of tabs ?

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