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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Back pain 6 0
Other 5 0
Pain 4 1
Sleep problems 1 0
Insomnia 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

Nausea/Vomiting
1 100%
Drowsiness
1 100%
Headaches
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  10mg as needed 1other as needed 325mg as needed 500mg as needed 5mg as needed 2 tbs. daily 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 20 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydrocodone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
2 50% Side effects too severe: 50%
Course of treatment ended
2 50% Course of treatment ended: 50%
Did not seem to work
1 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Doctor's advice
1 25% Doctor's advice: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydrocodone

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Hydrocodone

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

Stopped Taking Hydrocodone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
1
1
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
0 0%
Not at all
1 100%

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 24, 2009.