The diference between vicodin and lortab

wow this is pretty funny to read because yes it is just a brandname vicodin is just a brand name for HYDROcodone and so is Lortab, they are the same exact thing the only thing that is different maybe is the company who made the narcotic pain reliever. Im in the military and was injured overseas which lead to multiple surguries ive been prescribed everything from oxycotin(for chronic pain so dont try to get this for a small fracture or something of that nature because it is a very hard narcotic to obtain without really needing it and it is highly addictive thats why doctors are very reluctant to prescribe), to oxycodone, to hydrocodone and i was given both under the name vicodin and lortab. So to answer anyones quetion they are both the same just do some research on your own the answer to everything is on the internet or in a pharmacology book in your local library because most of these drugs came out before the 1950's.

Codone is a family of drugs (like hydrocodone), there is no such thing as just codone. "They kinda work the same" is that an official scientific conclusion?? Don't claim to have the answers when you can't even spell. Maybe some new "reserch" is in order, haha, also maybe a wee grammar lesson.

Misinformation is like cancer, it's so easy to spread, some idiots do it without realizing it. Awareness is the first step to prevention. And I'd like you to be aware that you may be slightly retarded.

there IS a lot of people on here trying to sound like they know what they are talking about. This is the perfect example that you can not trust information on the internet.. I am a nurse and I give both these medications to many patients. They are both hydrocodone with acetaminophen as some stated. They are both addictive in nature and both bad for your liver if taken long term, due to the amount of tylenol in them. You should not ever take more than 2 tablets at one time and needs to be taken no more than every 4 hours. If 2 tablets every 4 hours is not sufficient for your pain, you need something different, talk to your doctor. Also, not everyone needing pain killers is a "drug-seeker". In fact, most people are not just seeking drugs for a high.

OMG I totally agree with u bcuz I have taken both for my rheumatoid arthritis ithey r both the same ingredients whether generic r brand name xactly the same sum r different manufactures but I do agree talk to u doc

narcotic chronic pain is difficult to manage. There is still a stigma to using narcotic pain relief. I have arthritis, chronic fatigue, and fibromyalgia. Could some of this be in my head? Yes. But the pain is still there. I use Advil during the day but to avoid a severe flare up switch to lortabs 10/325. Later in the day.

Two ?? I am hearing about Daervoset. Is it on the market? Is it safe?  I found it to be helpful. if Ichange lortab the what would be the best thing since at times I feel it is less effective. Does changing help? Thanks.......you guys seem pretty smart.

 

ULTRAM, yuk, take it & you'll be ready to barf, sweats, headache, migrane, yes make you forget about pain, cause U wanna DIE!!!

Just to let YOU know, there is absolutely NO CODEINE in Vicodin (not vicodine) and there is no codeine in Lortab (Lortab IS Vicodin, just a generic form). If you are getting your information from the internet, I suggest using Drugs.com. It is a website all about Over the Counter and Prescription drugs, and the information on it is from the drug companies that make the drugs. Hydrocodone has a similar make-up to codeine, but is MUCH stronger than codeine. Codeine basically turns to morphine once digested. Hydrocodone does not.

Hydrocodone is DERIVED from Codeine, but that does NOT mean there is codeine in hydrocodone. Which is where all the confusion stems from. My husband is a pharmacist. I obtained info on this matter from him and the pharmacy he works at. Codeine is made from the Poppy plant. Hydrocodone is SIMILAR, but is synthetic(MAN MADE).

HYDROCODONE is a semi-synthetic opioid.. Hydrocodone is used orally as narcotic analgesic and antitussive, often in combination with paracetamol (acetaminophen) or ibuprofen. Source: Wikipedia and Drugs.com



CODEINE is an opiate used for its analgesic, antitussive, antidiarrheal, antihypertensive, anxiolytic, antidepressant, sedative and hypnotic properties.The conversion of codeine to morphine occurs in the liver and is catalysed by the cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP2D6. Source:Wikipedia and Drugs.com

Also, the reason that doctors tell patients to inform them if they are allergic to codeine before taking hydrocodone is because they are a very similar drug, and not because one contains the other.




Also, Lortab and Vicodin are the SAME EXACT DRUG.Other names for Vicodin are Lortab, Lorcet, Norco, Hydrocodone, and I'm sure I'm forgetting one or more.

This argument is just as irritating as the argument that there is such a thing as 15 or 20 or more milligrams of percocet. There isn't. The highest made dose of Percocet is 10 Mg's. There is 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 7.5 mg, and 10 mg of Percocet. THAT'S IT! There is no such thing as a 15 mg pill of percocet.

Oxycontin(not the same as percocet which is oxycodone plus tylenol) comes in 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg, 40 mg, 60 mg, and 80 mg.

false information, just sayin, RN, BSN

Hi, I am new to this site and I'm here for a different reason than most of you. I'm here because the excessive use of Prescription Lortab in my home state are making it difficult for me to get medication that I don't even use for a pain related issue. Since "Lortabs" are the major cause of changes in the ways narcotic related classes of medications are handled, I wanted to find out just what a Lortab was composed of and, hence, making it a cause for the DEA to so highly regulate narcotics in my state. As a highly trained PhD researcher who has done all sorts of drug activity research at the molecular level, I have a reasonable handle on understanding these medications.

What concerned me enough to write this short post is I've read a few posts making distinctions between Lortabs, Vicodin, Norco. These three medications are exactly the same thing and containing exactly the same opiate component, hydrocodone, along with tylenol. Distinctions between these medications are the relative amounts of hydrocodone (a synthetic opiate and not the same as Codeine) and Tylenol based on the Physicians prescription (5, 7.5, and 10 mg of hydrocodone and 300 mg (Vicodin), 500 mg (Lortab), or 325 mg (Narco) of Tylenol...an over the counter pain reliever.

What's important to realize is these medications are basically different trade names for the generic brand of the same medication provided by different Drug companies who make the actual pill slightly differently and with different binders or "inactive" ingredients. Differences that are frequently testamonials attributed to medication longevity and are based on the Tylenol (acetaminophen) component. Since acetaminophen has a liver toxicity side effect, the higher doses while providing additional augmentation for pain relief often limit doses per day. Interestingly, it's been demonstrated that Ibuprophen, another over the counter pain reliever, has the same pain control affect as Vicodin, albeit by a different mechanism of action.

A helpful site you might want to visit and written by Pharmacist Vicodin-vs-Lortab-vs-Norco-for-pain). Please also note that Lortab, Vicodin, and Narco have other generics which are, again, the exact same medication: Hycet, Lorcet, Lorcet Plus, Maxidone, Zamicet, and Zydone.

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Interestingly, some of us needing prescriptions for a narcotic medication are not taking it for pain but, rather, for those 'nasty' side effects like a long half-life dopamine receptor agonist which helps people with very severe restless legs syndrome. Give misuse of, or an apparent misuse of, Prescription Medications through docs prescribing it at higher levels than in other locations in the states, it becomes impossible for folks like myself to be treated with a medication that has been successfully used as a standard of treatment for this movement disorder in its severe state. Something is radically wrong when someone has to enter the stigma generating Pain/Drug Rehab Clinic to obtain a simple prescription to treat a movement disorder disease...it's outrageous!

Vicodin and lortab contain a relatively weak opiate called hydrocodone.

Just an FYI, if you are in the States, Darvocet has been discontinued by the FDA since 2010. Also, Tramadol (Ultram) is also addictive, which is why the FDA has now made it a CIV.

WRONG, wrong and wrong

Tramadol is considered a narcotic now and it's not good.

Why in the WORLD would you accuse the person asking the question of drug-seeking? Alternatively, how does one 'drug-seek' thru the internet? Drug seeking generally includes a doctor. Or a drug dealer. geez the judgmental people in this world.