Definitions for Hydrocodone
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1. hydrocodonenoun

   A narcotic opiate prescribed as an analgesic and antitussive.

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1. Hydrocodone

   Hydrocodone, also known as dihydrocodeinone, is an opioid used to treat pain and as a cough suppressant. It is taken by mouth. Typically it is dispensed as the combination acetaminophen/hydrocodone or ibuprofen/hydrocodone for pain severe enough to require an opioid and in combination with homatropine methylbromide to relieve cough. It is also available by itself in a long-acting form under the brand name Zohydro ER, among others, to treat severe pain of a prolonged duration. Hydrocodone is a controlled drug, in the United States a Schedule II Controlled Substance. Common side effects include dizziness, sleepiness, nausea, and constipation. Serious side effects may include low blood pressure, seizures, QT prolongation, respiratory depression, and serotonin syndrome. Rapidly decreasing the dose may result in opioid withdrawal. Use during pregnancy or breastfeeding is generally not recommended. Hydrocodone is believed to work by activating opioid receptors, mainly in the brain and spinal cord. Hydrocodone 10 mg is equivalent to about 10 mg of morphine by mouth.Hydrocodone was patented in 1923, while the long-acting formulation was approved for medical use in the United States in 2013. It is most commonly prescribed in the United States, which consumed 99% of the worldwide supply as of 2010. In 2018, it was the 402nd most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 400 thousand prescriptions. Hydrocodone is a semisynthetic opioid, converted from codeine or less often from thebaine. Production using genetically engineered yeasts have been developed but are not used commercially.

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1. Hydrocodone

   Hydrocodone is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from codeine. Hydrocodone is used orally as narcotic analgesic and antitussive, often in combination with paracetamol or ibuprofen. Hydrocodone is prescribed predominantly in the United States. International Narcotics Control Board reports that 99% of worldwide supply in 2007 was consumed in the United States.

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1. Hydrocodone

   Narcotic analgesic related to CODEINE, but more potent and more addicting by weight. It is used also as cough suppressant.

How to pronounce Hydrocodone?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hydrocodone in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hydrocodone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Hydrocodone in a Sentence

1. Mike Leath:

   In the past ten years,we've seen an increase in opiates overall. Let's turn the calendar back a few years. We used to have these pill mills. Matter of fact, they were so prevalent a cocktail or a combination of three drugs, Xanax, hydrocodone, and Soma was actually dubbed The Houston Cocktail.

2. Chuck Rosenberg:

   It’s back, and it’s back with a vengeance, there's an enormous supply of heroin; it's cheap. In fact, it's a lot cheaper than prescription pills. If you take oxycodone and hydrocodone for a football injury and you get hooked, you're going to pay a dollar a milligram on the street for a pill – thirty milligrams, thirty dollars, give or take. Heroin is probably one-fifth the price, and because it has a similar chemical effect, a similar pharmacological reaction, folks make that transition.

3. Rebecca Jones:

   Whenever I see someone’s Hydrocodone sitting there, Oxycodone sitting there I’m tempted to take it….and I have over the years.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hydrocodone
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrocodone
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Hydrocodone