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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 1012 246 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 382 99 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 94 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Back pain 75 30 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Pain in lower back 75 18 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Muscle pain 72 30 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none

See all 1780 patients currently taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 26
Moderate
 100
Mild
 171
None
 148

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

Constipation 85
Nausea 34
Sleepiness 34
Drowsiness 22
Brain fog 18
Stomach pain 15
See all 109 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen. See all 246 dosages ►

  500mg-7.5mg as needed 500mg-5mg as needed 750mg-7.5mg as needed 2 500mg-5mg as needed 325mg-10mg as needed 500 mg-5 mg daily 2 x 500 mg-5 mg daily 4 x 325 mg-10 mg daily 3 x 500 mg-5 mg daily 4 x 500 mg-5 mg daily
  38 Number of Patients: 38 251 Number of Patients: 251 41 Number of Patients: 41 41 Number of Patients: 41 64 Number of Patients: 64 119 Number of Patients: 119 65 Number of Patients: 65 61 Number of Patients: 61 72 Number of Patients: 72 39 Number of Patients: 39  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 104   Other: 30%
Did not seem to work 101   Did not seem to work: 29%
Doctor's advice 74   Doctor's advice: 21%
Course of treatment ended 66   Course of treatment ended: 19%
Side effects too severe 43   Side effects too severe: 12%
Personal research 18   Personal research: 5%
Change in health plan coverage 11   Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Expense 6   Expense: 2%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 1%

See all 338 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen

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

Currently Taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen

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

Stopped Taking Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen

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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-Acetaminophen

Always
 258 58%
Usually
 119 27%
Sometimes
 60 13%
Never
 8 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen

Very
 14 3%
Somewhat
 45 10%
A little
 70 16%
Not at all
 316 71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen

$200+
 1 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 6 2%
$25-49
 19 6%
< $25
 293 92%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.