Greek mythology also includes a number of monsters and strange creatures such as the one-eyed Cyclops in the Odysseus story, a gigantic boar in the fabled Kalydonian hunt, sphinxes, giant snakes, fire-breathing bulls and more.
Best Answer: No they aren't the same. I was prescribed Oxycontin and Oxycodone because I have lung cancer. The Oxycontin was taken twice a day every day, and the Oxycodone was taken whenever I had breakthrough pain in between. The doctor switched me to Morphine Sulfate because the Oxy's weren't working that great.
Module 4. Morphine, meperidine, hydromorphone, oxymorphone, methadone, fentanyl, and large doses of oxycodone (OxyContin) are generally used for severe pain relief. Morphine and full agonists have no limiting effectiveness for pain relief until the side effects prohibit any further increase in dose.