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What is Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen?

Hydrocodone is an opiate pain medication used in the relief of moderate to severe pain. Acetaminophen (also known as APAP and paracetamol) increases the effects of hydrocodone when taken together.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Pain 390 78
Other 91 19
Fibromyalgia 76 16
Back pain 32 13
Muscle Pain 28 13
Lower back pain 19 5

See all 713 patients currently taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen


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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
5 3%
Moderate
36 25%
Mild
44 31%
None
58 41%

Most commonly reported side effects

Constipation
40 28%
Sleepiness
32 22%
Nausea
17 12%
Fogginess
15 10%
Drowsiness
11 8%
Sleeplessness
10 7%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen. See all 161 dosages

  0.05mg as needed 0.5 500mg-5mg as needed 0 as needed 1000 mg all the time (24/7) 10 mg all the time (24/7) 10 mg as needed 10mg as needed 10 other all the time (24/7) 1.5 x 650 mg-10 mg all the time (24/7) 1g as needed 1 mg as needed 1mg as needed 1tab(s) as needed 2000mg as needed 20mg as needed 2 325mg-10mg as needed 2 325mg-5mg as needed 2 325mg-7.5mg as needed 2 500mg-5mg as needed 2 500mg-7.5mg as needed 2 660mg-10mg as needed 2 750mg-7.5mg as needed 2 x 325 mg-10 mg all the time (24/7) 2 x 325 mg-5 mg all the time (24/7) 2 x 500 mg-5 mg all the time (24/7) 300mg as needed 325 mg-10 mg all the time (24/7) 325mg-10mg as needed 325 mg-5 mg all the time (24/7) 325mg-5mg as needed 325 mg-7.5 mg all the time (24/7) 325mg as needed 3 500mg-5mg as needed 3 500mg-7.5mg as needed 350mg as needed 400mg-10mg as needed 40 mg all the time (24/7) 4 500mg-5mg as needed 4 500mg-7.5mg/15mL as needed 4 660mg-10mg as needed 4 x 325 mg-7.5 mg/15 mL all the time (24/7) 500mg-10mg as needed 500mg-2.5mg as needed 500 mg-5 mg all the time (24/7) 500 mg-5 mg as needed 500mg-5mg as needed 500 mg-7.5 mg all the time (24/7) 500mg-7.5mg as needed 500 mg as needed 500mg as needed 50 mg all the time (24/7) 50mg as needed 5.5mg as needed 5 mg as needed 5mg as needed 5tab(s) as needed 60 500mg-5mg as needed 6.25mg as needed 6 325mg-10mg as needed 650mg-10mg as needed 650mg as needed 660 mg-10 mg all the time (24/7) 660mg-10mg as needed 750mg-7.5mg as needed 750 mg all the time (24/7) 750mg as needed 7.5 mg all the time (24/7) 7.5 mg as needed 7.5mg as needed as needed daily mg as needed 0.05 mg daily 10 mg every other week 1 mg daily 1 tab(s) daily 2 tab(s) daily 3 mg daily 3 other daily 4 mg daily 4 tab(s) daily 5 mg daily 5 tab(s) daily 6 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 325 mg-10 mg/15 mL daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 3 x 325 mg-10 mg/15 mL daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 6 x 325 mg-10 mg/15 mL daily 100 mg daily 500 mg-5 mg daily 275 mg daily 325 mg-10 mg daily 325 mg daily 400 mg-10 mg daily 500 mg-10 mg daily 500 mg-5 mg daily 500 mg-7.5 mg daily 500 mg daily 2 x 325 mg-10 mg daily 2 x 325 mg-7.5 mg daily 650 mg-10 mg daily 650 mg daily 660 mg-10 mg daily 30 x 750 mg-7.5 mg monthly 750 mg-10 mg daily 750 mg-7.5 mg daily 750 mg daily 3 x 325 mg-10 mg daily 3 x 325 mg-7.5 mg daily 1000 mg daily 2 x 500 mg-10 mg daily 2 x 500 mg-5 mg daily 2 x 500 mg-7.5 mg/15 mL daily 2 x 500 mg-7.5 mg daily 4 x 300 mg-10 mg daily 1300 mg daily 2 x 650 mg-10 mg daily 4 x 325 mg-10 mg daily 4 x 325 mg-7.5 mg daily 1500 mg daily 2 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily 3 x 500 mg-10 mg/15 mL daily 3 x 500 mg-10 mg daily 3 x 500 mg-5 mg daily 3 x 500 mg-7.5 mg/15 mL daily 3 x 500 mg-7.5 mg daily 5 x 325 mg-10 mg daily 3 x 650 mg-10 mg daily 6 x 325 mg-10 mg daily 6 x 325 mg-7.5 mg daily 2000 mg daily 4 x 500 mg-10 mg daily 4 x 500 mg-5 mg daily 4 x 500 mg-7.5 mg/15 mL daily 4 x 500 mg-7.5 mg daily 3 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily 7 x 325 mg-10 mg daily 5 x 500 mg-10 mg daily 5 x 500 mg-7.5 mg daily 4 x 650 mg-10 mg daily 8 x 325 mg-10 mg daily 3000 mg daily 4 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily 6 x 500 mg-10 mg daily 6 x 500 mg-5 mg daily 6 x 500 mg-7.5 mg daily 5 x 660 mg-10 mg daily 5 x 750 mg-10 mg daily 5 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily 6 x 650 mg-10 mg daily 8 x 500 mg-5 mg daily 10 x 500 mg-5 mg daily 5000 mg daily 8 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 7 Number of Patients: 7 24 Number of Patients: 24 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 78 Number of Patients: 78 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 4 Number of Patients: 4 20 Number of Patients: 20 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 24 Number of Patients: 24 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 48 Number of Patients: 48 3 Number of Patients: 3 11 Number of Patients: 11 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 32 Number of Patients: 32 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
44 31% Other: 31%
Did not seem to work
40 28% Did not seem to work: 28%
Doctor's advice
26 18% Doctor's advice: 18%
Course of treatment ended
25 17% Course of treatment ended: 17%
Side effects too severe
15 10% Side effects too severe: 10%
Personal research
5 3% Personal research: 3%
Expense
4 3% Expense: 3%
Not indicated
1 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 131 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen

Currently Taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
11
20
45
126
99
157

Stopped Taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
26
24
27
20
15
26

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
82 57%
Usually
42 29%
Sometimes
15 10%
Never
4 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
9 6%
Somewhat
18 13%
A little
21 15%
Not at all
95 66%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
4 3%
$25-49
9 6%
< $25
90 63%

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Report created on November 20, 2009.