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.
Well, plain and simple, it is a narcotic pain reliever â quite similar to morphine. It's generally prescribed to relieve moderate to severe pain, rather than mild pain. Oxycodone has a number of brand names, including OxyContin, Oxyir, ETH-Oxydose, Percolone, Oxyfast and Roxicondone.