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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 Efficacy	# of patients evaluated by
Pain	190	39
Other	28	5
Back pain	14	5
Headaches	14	3
Trigeminal neuralgia	4	1
Pain in legs	4	1
Support another treatment	3	1
Extreme pain not controlled with ibuprofen	3	1
Degenerative disc disease, cervical	2	0
Mobility	2	0
Joint pain	2	0
Pain in feet with stiffness	2	0
severe headache	1	0
General health	1	0
right neck shoulder, arm pain	1	0
disease-related symptoms	1	0
headache	1	1
Failed Back Syndrome	1	0
Headaches and neck pain	1	0
Neck and shoulder pain	1	0
Leg Pain	1	0
Sleep problems	1	1
Muscle strain	1	0
When the lower dosage of Vicodin didn't work	1	0
Pain in hands	1	0
severe leg pain	1	0
post-op hysterectomy	1	0

See all 27 reasons taken ▼

See all 259 patients currently taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	2	4%
Moderate	13	27%
Mild	10	21%
None	23	48%

Most commonly reported side effects

Constipation	12	55%	3 5 4
Sleepiness	6	27%	1 4 1
Nausea	4	18%	2 2 0
Sleeplessness	3	14%	2 1 0
Lightheadedness	3	14%	2 1 0
Loss of short term memory	3	14%	2 1 0
Brain fog	2	9%	1 1 0
Stomach pain	2	9%
Drowsiness	2	9%
Constipation	1	5%
Itching (pruritus)	1	5%
Felt like I was high	1	5%
Headaches	1	5%
Addiction	1	5%
Mania	1	5%
Tiredness	1	5%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 16 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen. See all 104 dosages ►

1000 mg all the time (24/7)	1000mg as needed	10 mg all the time (24/7)	10 mg as needed	10mg as needed	1g as needed	1mg as needed	1other as needed	1tab(s) as needed	2000mg as needed	2 325mg-10mg as needed	2 500mg-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)	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-7.5mg as needed	325mg as needed	3 500mg-7.5mg as needed	350mg as needed	40 mg all the time (24/7)	4 500mg-5mg as needed	4 660mg-10mg as needed	500mg-10mg as needed	500 mg-5 mg as needed	500mg-5mg as needed	500mg-7.5mg as needed	500 mg as needed	500mg as needed	50mg as needed	5 mg as needed	5mg as needed	5tab(s) as needed	650mg as needed	660mg-10mg as needed	750mg-7.5mg as needed	750mg as needed	7.5 mg as needed	7.5mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	1 mg daily	2 tab(s) daily	3 mg daily	5 mg daily	7.5 mg daily	10 mg daily	325 mg-10 mg/15 mL daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	40 mg daily	50 mg daily	275 mg daily	300 mg-7.5 mg daily	325 mg daily	30 x 500 mg-7.5 mg monthly	2 x 250 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	650 mg daily	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 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-10 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 daily	5 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	1950 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 daily	3 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily	5 x 500 mg-7.5 mg daily	8 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	3000 mg daily	4 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily	6 x 500 mg-5 mg daily	5 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily	6 x 650 mg-10 mg daily	8 x 500 mg-5 mg daily	8 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily
1	1	1	4	7	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	10	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	33	4	1	9	1	2	8	1	1	1	3	5	1	8	1	3	2	1	1	1	3	3	6	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	17	1	5	1	1	1	4	3	2	1	2	1	6	3	1	2	1	2	1	4	1	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	1	1	3	1	3	1	1	1	1	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	16	30%
Did not seem to work	16	30%
Doctor's advice	12	23%
Course of treatment ended	8	15%
Side effects too severe	3	6%
Personal research	3	6%
Not indicated	1	2%

See all 50 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Currently Taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
2	5	18	18	31	61

Stopped Taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
11	8	10	7	7	8

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	23	48%
Usually	17	35%
Sometimes	7	15%
Never	1	2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	0	0%
Somewhat	6	13%
A little	10	21%
Not at all	32	67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	0	0%
$25-49	2	4%
< $25	33	69%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 48 patient evaluations

dbrister

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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dbrister

10mg as needed

since Sep 04, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects Mild
See full evaluation

RMSMITH0318

Sex: F

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: severe

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

See profile
RMSMITH0318

10mg as needed

since Sep 11, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips You must use it only as directed to avoid complications like overdose and addiction. Follow your doctors orders and try other means of pain relief first befo... See full evaluation

Mare

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: None

Cognition: mild

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: none

Walking: none

See profile
Mare

500mg-7.5mg as needed

since Oct 20, 2008
Efficacy Major for Pain
Side Effects None
See full evaluation

See all 48 patient evaluations

Report created on March 21, 2010.

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Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Treatment Report

What is Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen?

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Side Effects

Dosages

Stop Reasons

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Patient Evaluations

See all 48 patient evaluations

Forum

1000 mg all the time (24/7)	1000mg as needed	10 mg all the time (24/7)	10 mg as needed	10mg as needed	1g as needed	1mg as needed	1other as needed	1tab(s) as needed	2000mg as needed	2 325mg-10mg as needed	2 500mg-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)	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-7.5mg as needed	325mg as needed	3 500mg-7.5mg as needed	350mg as needed	40 mg all the time (24/7)	4 500mg-5mg as needed	4 660mg-10mg as needed	500mg-10mg as needed	500 mg-5 mg as needed	500mg-5mg as needed	500mg-7.5mg as needed	500 mg as needed	500mg as needed	50mg as needed	5 mg as needed	5mg as needed	5tab(s) as needed	650mg as needed	660mg-10mg as needed	750mg-7.5mg as needed	750mg as needed	7.5 mg as needed	7.5mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	1 mg daily	2 tab(s) daily	3 mg daily	5 mg daily	7.5 mg daily	10 mg daily	325 mg-10 mg/15 mL daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	40 mg daily	50 mg daily	275 mg daily	300 mg-7.5 mg daily	325 mg daily	30 x 500 mg-7.5 mg monthly	2 x 250 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	650 mg daily	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 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-10 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 daily	5 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	1950 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 daily	3 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily	5 x 500 mg-7.5 mg daily	8 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	3000 mg daily	4 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily	6 x 500 mg-5 mg daily	5 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily	6 x 650 mg-10 mg daily	8 x 500 mg-5 mg daily	8 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily
1	1	1	4	7	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	10	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	33	4	1	9	1	2	8	1	1	1	3	5	1	8	1	3	2	1	1	1	3	3	6	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	17	1	5	1	1	1	4	3	2	1	2	1	6	3	1	2	1	2	1	4	1	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	1	1	3	1	3	1	1	1	1	1

1000 mg all the time (24/7)	1000mg as needed	10 mg all the time (24/7)	10 mg as needed	10mg as needed	1g as needed	1mg as needed	1other as needed	1tab(s) as needed	2000mg as needed	2 325mg-10mg as needed	2 500mg-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)	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-7.5mg as needed	325mg as needed	3 500mg-7.5mg as needed	350mg as needed	40 mg all the time (24/7)	4 500mg-5mg as needed	4 660mg-10mg as needed	500mg-10mg as needed	500 mg-5 mg as needed	500mg-5mg as needed	500mg-7.5mg as needed	500 mg as needed	500mg as needed	50mg as needed	5 mg as needed	5mg as needed	5tab(s) as needed	650mg as needed	660mg-10mg as needed	750mg-7.5mg as needed	750mg as needed	7.5 mg as needed	7.5mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	1 mg daily	2 tab(s) daily	3 mg daily	5 mg daily	7.5 mg daily	10 mg daily	325 mg-10 mg/15 mL daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	40 mg daily	50 mg daily	275 mg daily	300 mg-7.5 mg daily	325 mg daily	30 x 500 mg-7.5 mg monthly	2 x 250 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	650 mg daily	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 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-10 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 daily	5 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	1950 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 daily	3 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily	5 x 500 mg-7.5 mg daily	8 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	3000 mg daily	4 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily	6 x 500 mg-5 mg daily	5 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily	6 x 650 mg-10 mg daily	8 x 500 mg-5 mg daily	8 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily
1	1	1	4	7	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	10	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	33	4	1	9	1	2	8	1	1	1	3	5	1	8	1	3	2	1	1	1	3	3	6	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	17	1	5	1	1	1	4	3	2	1	2	1	6	3	1	2	1	2	1	4	1	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	1	1	3	1	3	1	1	1	1	1

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Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Treatment Report

What is Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen?

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Side Effects

Dosages

Stop Reasons

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼ Adherence, Burden & Cost Hide details ▲

Patient Evaluations

See all 48 patient evaluations

Forum

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

1000 mg all the time (24/7)	1000mg as needed	10 mg all the time (24/7)	10 mg as needed	10mg as needed	1g as needed	1mg as needed	1other as needed	1tab(s) as needed	2000mg as needed	2 325mg-10mg as needed	2 500mg-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)	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-7.5mg as needed	325mg as needed	3 500mg-7.5mg as needed	350mg as needed	40 mg all the time (24/7)	4 500mg-5mg as needed	4 660mg-10mg as needed	500mg-10mg as needed	500 mg-5 mg as needed	500mg-5mg as needed	500mg-7.5mg as needed	500 mg as needed	500mg as needed	50mg as needed	5 mg as needed	5mg as needed	5tab(s) as needed	650mg as needed	660mg-10mg as needed	750mg-7.5mg as needed	750mg as needed	7.5 mg as needed	7.5mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	1 mg daily	2 tab(s) daily	3 mg daily	5 mg daily	7.5 mg daily	10 mg daily	325 mg-10 mg/15 mL daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	40 mg daily	50 mg daily	275 mg daily	300 mg-7.5 mg daily	325 mg daily	30 x 500 mg-7.5 mg monthly	2 x 250 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	650 mg daily	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 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-10 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 daily	5 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	1950 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 daily	3 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily	5 x 500 mg-7.5 mg daily	8 x 325 mg-10 mg daily	3000 mg daily	4 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily	6 x 500 mg-5 mg daily	5 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily	6 x 650 mg-10 mg daily	8 x 500 mg-5 mg daily	8 x 750 mg-7.5 mg daily
1	1	1	4	7	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	10	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	33	4	1	9	1	2	8	1	1	1	3	5	1	8	1	3	2	1	1	1	3	3	6	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	17	1	5	1	1	1	4	3	2	1	2	1	6	3	1	2	1	2	1	4	1	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	1	1	3	1	3	1	1	1	1	1