Hydrocodone Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

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See also: Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen-Naltrexone SR Capsule, SymTan

What is Hydrocodone?

An example of 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.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
467 91 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
67 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
60 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
19 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
18 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
15 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 621 patients currently taking Hydrocodone

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Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Hydrocodone. See all 142 dosages ►

  500mg as needed 750mg as needed 7.5mg as needed 5mg as needed 10mg as needed 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 30 mg daily 500 mg daily
  57 Number of Patients: 57 16 Number of Patients: 16 42 Number of Patients: 42 53 Number of Patients: 53 56 Number of Patients: 56 19 Number of Patients: 19 28 Number of Patients: 28 28 Number of Patients: 28 13 Number of Patients: 13 27 Number of Patients: 27  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydrocodone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 45   Did not seem to work: 32%
Other 37   Other: 26%
Doctor's advice 35   Doctor's advice: 25%
Course of treatment ended 29   Course of treatment ended: 21%
Side effects too severe 20   Side effects too severe: 14%
Personal research 5   Personal research: 4%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 1%
Expense 1   Expense: 1%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 1%

See all 134 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydrocodone

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

Currently Taking Hydrocodone

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

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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

Always
 68 51%
Usually
 41 31%
Sometimes
 21 16%
Never
 4 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Hydrocodone

Very
 5 4%
Somewhat
 19 14%
A little
 28 21%
Not at all
 82 61%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Hydrocodone

$200+
 2 2%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 4 4%
$25-49
 9 10%
< $25
 77 84%

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34 patient evaluations for Hydrocodone

  • jus' me
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    Pain: Little
    Fatigue: All
    Sleep: All
    Stiffness: None
    function: None
    external_stress: Little
    Stickman: some
    Description:F49y
    CFS:?y
    FM:1y Dx
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Purposes: Headaches and Pain (Started Sep 15, 2011)
Date Dosage Headaches Perceived effectiveness Pain Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 20, 2013 As needed Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Jan 13, 2012 As needed Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jan 20, 2013
Advice & Tips
This was an effective medication for my DDD and joint pain. I used it only when I really needed it, and didn't mind that it made me drowsy. I was forced off of it when my doctor told the pharmacy she was no longer my doctor, and my primary doctor refused to prescribe it, since it's a narcotic.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Pain (Started Aug 15, 2003)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 01, 2012 As needed Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jul 01, 2012
Advice & Tips
I can no longer find a doctor to prescribe it that excepts medicade
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  • sunnie
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 8 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Severe
    Cognition: severe
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
  • 2214-thumb
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Purpose: Pain (Started Oct 23, 2007)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 04, 2011 10 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
May 04, 2011
Advice & Tips
It helps me so much to manage my pain, but it getting so hard to find at the pharmacys. We have to drive to 3 or 4 different ones until we find it. It's a shame that when you finally find something to help manage your pain and try to lead a half way normal life, they have to regulate it so much that only certain drug stores have it. That is so sad.
Cost
< $25 monthly
  • Icon_thumb_off 0 helpful marks
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