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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 19 3
Fibromyalgia 5 0
Other 4 1
Back pain 1 0
Pain Relief due to Kidney Infection 1 0
endometriosis 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 50%
Mild
1 25%
None
1 25%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
2 50%
kept me awake
1 25%
  • 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 3 x 500 mg-5 mg daily 6 x 500 mg-5 mg daily 10 x 500 mg-5 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 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
2 40% Other: 40%
Course of treatment ended
2 40% Course of treatment ended: 40%
Side effects too severe
1 20% Side effects too severe: 20%

See all 5 patients 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

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
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 75%
Usually
1 25%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 25%
Not at all
3 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 75%

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Report created on December 14, 2009.