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.
OxyContin. Pharmacology: OxyContin is a sustained-release version of oxycodone, an opioid that is a morphine-derivative. It works by altering and dulling pain signals in the brain and spinal cord and provides analgesic effects similar to those of codeine or methadone.