Oral pharamaceutical dosage forms

A method for treating pain in a subject, the method comprising:

• orally administering a pharmaceutical dosage form to the subject, the pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a mixture comprising:
• oxycodone, either in free base form or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt form thereof,
• about 30 wt % to about 60 wt % of sucrose acetate isobutyrate,
• about 0.1 wt % to about 40 wt % of triacetin,
• about 0.1 wt % to about 20 wt % of a cellulose acetate butyrate, and
• about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % of hydroxyethylcellulose.