Vicodin is a combined mixture of Hydrocone and Acetaminophen & Hydrocodone takes almost 1.3 hours to start its working & Acetaminophen starts to work within 30 to 60 minutes and stays in the body for 3 to 4 hours.
Overview of Vicodin
Vicodin is very useful medicine for body pain, it consist of Hydrocodone and Acetaminophen, it helps to reduce the pain and make the body relax, and beneficial in dry cough. Narcotic Analgesic Combination is the drug class of this drug. The brand names of this medicine are Vicodin ES, Hycet, Lortab and Norco.
Forms and Dosages of Vicodin
Vicodine is available in the forms of Tablet and oral solution.
- 2.5mg/325mg
- 5mg/300mg
- 5mg/325mg
- 7.5mg/300mg
- 7.5mg/325mg
- 10mg/300mg
- 10mg/325mg
0ral Solution
- 7.5mg/325mg/15mL
- 10mg/300mg/15mL
- 10mg/325mg/15mL
Mechanism of Vicodin
Vicodin has opioid component named Hydrocodone, it starts to work by attaching the mu-opioid receptors in the spinal cord and and brain which helps to decrease the signal of sever pain in body. Vicodin also contains the non-opioid component named Acetaminophen, it enhances the production of prostaglandins, it is natural chemical, helps to decrease the pain and swelling of the body.
Effectiveness of Vicodin
Vicodin provide good effects in the body during sever pain. It control any types of body pain, which cannot be moderate by any medicine. Don’t use this medicine in huge amount and for long time, it can be harmful to the patient’s health.
Response to Vicodin
Vicodin is best medicine for sever body pain. It works very quickly in the body and gives relaxation to the patients from pain, patients also use this drug in dry cough. Its overuse and misuse creates many health problems such as
- Infertility,
- Confusion
- Low Cortisol Level
- Liver Problem
- Sexual Problem
- Drowsiness
- Dry Mouth
- Headache
- Blurred Vision