Percocet is a prescription medication used to relieve moderate to severe pain. It combines two active ingredients: oxycodone, a potent opioid pain reliever, and acetaminophen, a non-opioid pain reliever and fever reducer. Oxycodone works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain, while acetaminophen helps to reduce fever and enhance the effects of oxycodone.

This medication is typically prescribed when other pain treatments such as non-opioid pain relievers have not been effective enough. It is important to use Percocet exactly as prescribed by your doctor. It comes in various strengths, with the most common being Percocet 5/325 (5 mg oxycodone and 325 mg acetaminophen) and Percocet 10/325 (10 mg oxycodone and 325 mg acetaminophen).