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What is Vicodin ES?

Vicodin® ES a brand name for the combination of hydrocodone 7.5 mg, an opioid pain medication and acetaminophen 750 mg, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It is used to relive moderate to severe pain.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Pain 2 0
General health 1 0

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Dosages

  750mg-7.5mg as needed
  1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vicodin ES (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
1 50% Doctor's advice: 50%
Course of treatment ended
1 50% Course of treatment ended: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Vicodin ES

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Stopped Taking Vicodin ES

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.