VICODIN Drug Interactions, VICODIN Side Effects and VICODIN Patient Reviews

Get informed: Vicodin

Safety/Interactions	Indications	Side Effects
Facts & Figures	Effectiveness	Discussion

MEDICATION SAFETY CHECK

The average iGuard risk rating for Vicodin is ORANGE. It means that Vicodin should normally be used cautiously to minimize the risk of serious side effects.

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Why do patients use Vicodin?

iGuard.org is currently tracking more than 14,020 patients that use Vicodin (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.

DISEASE / CONDITION	%	AVERAGE SEVERITY
PAIN (UNSPECIFIED)	38%
PAIN - BACK/NECK	35%
PAIN - FIBROMYALGIA	12%
MIGRAINE/HEADACHE	9%
OSTEOARTHRITIS	6%
PAIN - NEUROPATHIC	6%
PAIN - MUSCULOSKELETAL	<5%
RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME	<5%
PAIN (POST SURGERY)	<5%

How well does Vicodin work?

iGuard.org regularly asks patients taking Vicodin to provide feedback on: disease/condition treated, effectiveness/satisfaction, side effects, and information they wish they knew prior to starting the medication. This feedback is continuously updated for the benefit of other members of the iGuard community.


Average Satisfaction Score (out of 10)
Average Effectiveness Score (out of 10)

77%

of patients are confident that the good things about Vicodin outweigh the bad things.

What do iGuard.org users wish they were told before starting this product?

% patients who wished they learned more before starting

12% of patients taking Vicodin wish they were told more about this product before they started it.

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ABOUT Vicodin
Active Drug(s):	Hydrocodone with Acetaminophen
WHAT DOES IT DO?
This product is used for the treatment of moderately severe pain. It contains acetaminophen and hydrocodone (a narcotic analgesic).

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HOW SAFE IS IT?
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Average Risk Rating	(ELEVATED)
Pregnancy Category	C
Black Box Warning	No

FACTS & FIGURES
Date Approved	3 May 1982
US Pts on Drug 2007	41,035,842
Generic Available	YES
OTC Available	NO

What side-effects do iGuard.org users commonly report for Vicodin?

49% of patients experience side-effects on Vicodin

6% of patients experience SIGNIFICANT side-effects on Vicodin

MOST COMMON SIDE EFFECTS...

	CONSTIPATION
	INDIGESTION
	FATIGUE
	ADDICTION
	GROGGINESS
	RASH
	RESTLESSNESS
	NAUSEA
	DRY MOUTH
	HEADACHE
	INSOMNIA

= 10%

Recent alerts for Vicodin

There have been no alerts regarding Vicodin during the past year.

Drug Comments for Vicodin (Hydrocodone with Acetaminophen)

Comments, Questions, and Answers

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Question/Comment:

When I Take vicodin 500 mg. about 4 times per day. I have very bad nightmares. It really messes with my head when I'm just starting to doze off. Very bad head spinning & can't seem to come out of it. I only do it when i take the pills. I;m sure it's not normal. Very scary feeling. Is it caused from taking it?

40 year old female
Posted: 2008-11-10 22:13:53 Rating:

Question/Comment:

how can you get vouchers on these medications?

28 year old female
Posted: 2008-11-06 09:13:45 Rating:

Question/Comment:

what is loritab and what is it used for

44 year old female
Posted: 2008-10-18 10:37:29 Rating:

Answer/Reply from iGuard:

Lortab is a combination product that contains the opioid pain medication hydrocodone along with the pain medication acetaminophen, which is commonly called Tylenol. Lortab is most often used to treat pain.

Posted: 2008-10-22 14:19:08

Question/Comment:

I took one Vicodin (actually generic hydrocodone-APAP 5-500) last night for pain from a pulled muscle in my shoulder. Around the same time I experienced some pain relief, my throat got all filled with mucus and my eyes ran like fountains. I had to take a Benedryl which stopped those symptoms. I don't find these symptoms listed as Vicodin side effects. Did I have an allergic reaction? I should probably also say that earlier in the evening I had a shot of Toradol at the walk in.

58 year old female
Posted: 2008-10-09 22:09:43 Rating:

Answer/Reply from iGuard:

Although these are symptoms of an allergic reaction, it is difficult to say what caused your mucus and watery eyes. It may have been the medications, or maybe it was something else you were exposed to in the air. You should let your doctor know about your experience - he or she can better determine what might have caused the mucus and watery eyes.

Posted: 2008-10-16 13:08:13

Question/Comment:

Can Vicodin be excreted/secreted through sweat glands and cause an odor? (noticing an odor in the genital region).

36 year old male
Posted: 2008-10-02 22:12:11 Rating:

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