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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Hydrocodone: Frequently Asked Questions Answered What is Hydrocodone? Hydrocodone is a generic medicine approved by the FDA and sold under the Norco and Vicodin brand names. It is an opioid drug used to treat moderate to severe pain in humans. It contains an opioid component called Hydrocodone and a non-opioid component called Acetaminophen. Hydrocodone affects the brain and spinal cord by blocking the pain signals, while Acetaminophen helps reduce the fever. The dosage depends on your overall health condition, age, pregnancy, and response to the treatment. What are the uses of Hydrocodone? The medication works effectively during the early signs of pain. The drug is available as tablets, capsules, or syrup for oral consumption. Patients who experience chronic pain due to cancer, surgeries, accidents, or other injuries, are prescribed long-acting opioid drugs under careful medical guidance. The hydrocodone-based drugs are recommended only when alternate painkillers are ineffective. Do not start, stop, or increase the drug dosage without the doctor’s advice.Consult a specialist at Yashoda Hospitals to know more about Hydrocodone treatment and its effects. Not sure which doctor to consult? Use the filters below Select Location Hitec City Malakpet Secunderabad Somajiguda Select Speciality Arthroscopy & Sports MedicineBariatric SurgeryCardiologyCritical CareCT SurgeryDermatologyEmergency MedicineEndocrinologyENTGastroenterologyGeneral MedicineGeneral SurgeryGynaecology & ObstetricsHead & Neck CancerHeart & Lung TransplantHematology & BMTInfectious DiseasesInterventional RadiologyLiver Diseases & Transplant SurgeryLung TransplantMedical OncologyNephrologyNeuro SurgeryNeurologyNuclear MedicineOphthalmologyOrthopaedicsPain MedicinePediatric SurgeryPediatricsPlastic SurgeryPsychiatryPsychologyPulmonologyRadiation OncologyRadiologyRheumatologyRobotic SciencesSleep medicineSpine SurgerySurgical GastroenterologySurgical OncologyThoracic SurgeryUrologyVascular Surgery Search --> What are the side effects of Hydrocodone? The most common side effects of the drug are nausea, headache, and constipation. Some serious adverse effects include –Lower pulse rateDizzinessFatigueAbdominal painNauseaVomitingRespiratory and urinary tract infectionsFatal withdrawal symptoms in the unborn or new babies, if the mother is a long-term hydrocodone userHigher doses of Hydrocodone for a long duration can cause addiction, abuse, overdose problems, and severe
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