Before using this medication, women of childbearing age should talk with their doctor(s) about the risks and benefits. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or if you plan to become pregnant. During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed.
- Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist.
- If your body is very weak or easily injured, you may be especially sensitive to hydrocodone’s side effects.
- However, long-term use does appear to be linked to a range of health effects.
- Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur.
Conditions
- Inform patients that hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets could cause adrenal insufficiency,a potentially life-threatening condition.
- If you’ve taken opioids for less than 7 to 10 days, you should be able to simply stop these medicines as soon as you’ve finished the pills your healthcare professional ordered, if not before.
- Your doctor will explain how you should take hydrocodone, including how much to take and how often.
- This slow tapering also helps ease the discomfort you may feel as you stop taking opioids.
- Vicodin contains a combination of acetaminophen and hydrocodone.
If there is no take-back program, flush the unused medicine down the toilet. Do not stop using this medicine suddenly after long-term use, or you could have serious withdrawal symptoms. It is important to note that continuing opioid therapy during the subacute time frame might represent the start of long-term opioid therapy.
How should I take hydrocodone and acetaminophen?
Physical dependence may lead to withdrawal symptoms if treatment is stopped suddenly. However, severe withdrawal symptoms can usually be prevented by gradually reducing the dose over a period of vicodin addiction time before treatment is stopped completely. Your healthcare professional may recommend that you have naloxone available to lower your risk of an overdose. Naloxone reverses the effects of opioids during an emergency if you stop breathing.
Vicodin
Do not use this medicine if you have taken a MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, and tranylcypromine. Vicodin tablets are used for the relief of moderate to moderately severe pain. Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter OTC) medicines and herbal or vitamin supplements.
Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone
Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while taking this medication. Swallow the extended-release capsules or extended-release tablets one at a time with plenty of water. Swallow each capsule or tablet as soon as you put it in your mouth.
