• TRADE NAMES: Bacomine; Ban-Tuss HC; Codamine; Duratuss (UCB); Entex HC (Andrx); Hycotuss (Endo); Hydromet (Actavis); Hysingla ER (Purdue); Lortab (UCB); Maxidone (Watson); Morcomine; Norco (Watson); Prolex-DH; Propachem; Ru-Tuss; Tussgen; Tussionex (Celltech); Tussogest; Vicodin (AbbVie); Vicoprofen (AbbVie); Zohydro ER (Pernix); Zydone (Endo)
  • INDICATIONS: Acute pain, coughing
  • CLASS: Opiate agonist
  • HALF-LIFE: 3.8 hours

Hydrocodone is included in many combination drugs. Other medications that can be included in these preparations include: phenylpropanolamine, phenylephrine, pyrilamine, pseudoephedrine, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and others.

Zohydro ER is the first extended-release, single-entity hydrocodone-containing drug product approved by the FDA and reflects the newly updated labeling requirements recently announced by the FDA.

ADDICTION, ABUSE, AND MISUSE; LIFE-THREATENING RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION; ACCIDENTAL INGESTION; NEONATAL OPIOID WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; INTERACTION WITH ALCOHOL; and CYTOCHROME P450 3A4 INTERACTION

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Page last updated 07/31/2023

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