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acetaminophen and codeine (TYLENOL WITH CODEINE)


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Opioids
Most of the time when someone is able to swallow, they should first try a non-opioid drug such as aspirin taken by mouth. If aspirin alone is not effective, it can be combined with an opioid, such as codeine. These two drugs work in different ways, and when they are used together, they generally relieve pain that would otherwise require a higher dose of an opioid, while causing fewer adverse effects.

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acetaminophen and hydrocodone (ANEXSIA, BANCAP-HC, HYDROGESIC, LORTAB, PROCET, VICODIN); hydrocodone (HYCODAN, HYSINGLA ER, NORCO, VANTRELA ER, ZOHYDRO ER, ZOHYRDRO); hydrocodone and ibuprofen (REPREXAIN, VICOPROFEN); hydromorphone (DILAUDID, DILUDID-5, EXALGO); morphine (ARYMO ER, KADIAN, MORPHABOND ER, MS CONTIN, ROXANOL); acetaminophen and codeine (TYLENOL WITH CODEINE); acetaminophen and oxycodone (OXYCET, PERCOCET, ROXICET, TYLOX, XARTEMIS XR); aspirin and oxycodone (PERCODAN); codeine; meperidine (DEMEROL); oxycodone (OXAYDO, OXYCONTIN, ROXICODONE, ROXICODONE INTENSOL, ROXYBOND, XTAMPZA ER)

WORST PILLS, BEST PILLS NEWSLETTER ARTICLES

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Long-Acting Opioids: Extra Caution Needed
December 2015
In this article, we review new evidence suggesting that long-acting opioids are associated with a higher risk of unintentional life-threatening over¬doses than short-acting forms of these drugs.
Updates: Pain, High Cholesterol and ADHD Drugs
June 2013
These updates provide new information that has become available since we published our last articles regarding these three categories of drugs.
Drug-induced Cognitive Impairment: Part 2: Delirium and Dementia
April 2009
This second article about drug-induced dementia or delirium lists and discusses an additional 79 drugs that can cause these reversible kinds of mental deterioration. The two articles collectively review 136 drugs that can cause these serious side effects, especially in older people.
Increasing Number of Acute Liver Failure Cases Linked to Acetaminophen (TYLENOL)
February 2006
Research published in the December 2005 issue of the medical journal Hepatology found that the annual percentage of potentially fatal acute liver failure (ALF) cases caused by acetaminophen (TYLENOL) rose from 28 percent in 1998 to 51 percent in 2003. The article discusses the problem of alcohol and Tylenol with recommendations.
Drugs That Can Cause Headache From Their Overuse
October 2004
A high frequency of drug intake to manage headache pain may mean that you have a condition known as medication overuse headache (MOH). According to the International Headache Society, MOH may exist when the following criteria are fulfilled: (1) there is headache on 15 or more days a month; (2) pain characteristics are dull, and of light to moderate intensity on both sides of the head; (3) drug intake includes ergots, triptans and opioids (these drugs are discussed below) for 10 or more days per month, simple painkillers 15 days or more for a minimum of 3 months; and (4) the headache disappears after withdrawal.

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