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What is Hydrocodone?

Hydrocodone or dihydrocodeine is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from two of naturally occurring opiates, codeine and thebaine. It is an orally active narcotic analgesic and antitussive. It is commonly available in tablet, capsule, and syrup form and is often used in combination with other agents.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 454 87 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Back pain 60 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 56 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Fibromyalgia 49 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Migraine headaches 18 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Headaches 18 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 608 patients currently taking Hydrocodone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 6
Moderate
 28
Mild
 50
None
 42

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Hydrocodone

Constipation 27
Drowsiness 23
Problems concentrating 19
Brain fog 15
Important decision making impaired 14
Confusion 12
See all 33 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Hydrocodone. See all 133 dosages ►

  500mg as needed 750mg as needed 7.5mg as needed 10mg as needed 5mg as needed 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 30 mg daily 500 mg daily
  59 Number of Patients: 59 15 Number of Patients: 15 41 Number of Patients: 41 56 Number of Patients: 56 53 Number of Patients: 53 18 Number of Patients: 18 28 Number of Patients: 28 25 Number of Patients: 25 12 Number of Patients: 12 29 Number of Patients: 29  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydrocodone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 43   Did not seem to work: 33%
Doctor's advice 33   Doctor's advice: 26%
Other 30   Other: 23%
Course of treatment ended 28   Course of treatment ended: 22%
Side effects too severe 17   Side effects too severe: 13%
Personal research 4   Personal research: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 2%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 1%

See all 122 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydrocodone

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Hydrocodone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Taking Hydrocodone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Hydrocodone

Always
 64 51%
Usually
 38 30%
Sometimes
 21 17%
Never
 3 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Hydrocodone

Very
 5 4%
Somewhat
 20 16%
A little
 25 20%
Not at all
 76 60%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Hydrocodone

$200+
 1 1%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 4 5%
$25-49
 8 9%
< $25
 72 84%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.