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What is Lortab 5/500?

Lortab 5/500 is a brand name for the combination of hydrocodone 5 mg and acetaminophen 500 mg. It is used in the treatment of 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 5 1
Other 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 100%
Mild
0 0%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  500 mg-5 mg as needed 500mg-5mg as needed 500 mg-5 mg daily 2 x 500 mg-5 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lortab 5/500 (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
1 100% Other: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Lortab 5/500

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Lortab 5/500

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

Stopped Taking Lortab 5/500

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 100%
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
1 100%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.