​Oxycodone is an opioid painkiller. It only should be used in moderate to severe pain and when pain goes higher than normal. Before taking this medicine it relieves till 24 hours from pain. After 24 hours its impact seems over. It should not be used on a daily basis for pain relief. Taking more than recommended could be a cause of death and it also could become a habit. ​ It is a moderately potent opioid pain medication, generally indicated for relief of moderate to severe pain as one of several semi-synthetic opioids in an attempt to improve on the existing opioids.