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Xodol

Generic name: acetaminophen and hydrocodone

Brand names: Verdrocet, Hycet, Lorcet, Xodol, Zamicet

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What is Xodol?

Xodol is a mix medication made use of to ease modest to severe pain.

Xodol has an opioid medication, and might be addictive.

Xodol may additionally be made use of for functions not detailed in this drug overview.

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How should I take Xodol?

Follow all directions on your prescription label. Never ever take this medicine in larger amounts, or for longer than recommended. An overdose can damage your liver or trigger death. Inform your medical professional if you really feel a boosted urge to make use of even more of this medication.

Never share this medicine with another individual, especially someone with a background of drug abuse or dependency. MISUSE CAN CAUSE ADDICTION, OVERDOSE, OR DEATH. Maintain the medication in an area where others can not reach it. Offering or giving away this medicine is against the law.

Measure liquid medicine meticulously. Make use of the dosing syringe offered, or use a medication dose-measuring tool (not a kitchen spoon).

If you require surgical procedure or clinical examinations, tell the doctor ahead of time that you are utilizing this medication.

You should not stop using this medicine unexpectedly. Follow your doctor's instructions about tapering your dosage.

Store at room temperature far from moisture and heat. Keep track of your medicine. You should be aware if any person is using it incorrectly or over the counter.

Do not keep leftover opioid medication. Simply one dosage can create death in someone using this medication mistakenly or poorly. Ask your pharmacologist where to locate a drug take-back disposal program. If there is no take-back program, purge the extra medicine down the toilet.

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Warnings

MISUSE OF OPIOID MEDICATION CANISTER CREATE ADDICTION, OVERDOSE, OR DEATH. Maintain the drug in a location where others can not get to it.

Taking opioid medicine during pregnancy might trigger life-threatening withdrawal symptoms in the newborn.

Deadly adverse effects can take place if you use opioid medication with alcohol, or with various other drugs that trigger sleepiness or slow your breathing.

Quit taking this medication and call your physician today if you have skin soreness or a rash that spreads and triggers blistering and peeling off.

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Before taking this medicine

You must not use Xodol if you dislike acetaminophen or hydrocodone, or if you have:

  • serious asthma or breathing problems; or
  • an obstruction in your stomach or intestinal tracts.

Inform your physician if you have actually ever had:

  • breathing troubles, sleep apnea (breathing quits throughout sleep);.
  • liver condition;.
  • a medicine or alcoholism;.
  • kidney illness;.
  • a head injury or seizures;.
  • peeing issues; or.
  • problems with your thyroid, pancreas, or gallbladder.

If you make use of opioid medication while you are pregnant, your baby could come to be dependent on the medication. This can create life-threatening withdrawal signs in the infant after it is birthed. Children born depending on opioids may need medical treatment for a number of weeks.

Ask a medical professional prior to using opioid medicine if you are breastfeeding. Inform your physician if you observe serious drowsiness or sluggish breathing in the nursing child.

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Xodol side effects

Obtain emergency situation medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; trouble breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Opioid medicine can reduce or stop your breathing, and fatality might happen. A person taking care of you ought to offer naloxone and/or look for emergency clinical focus if you have slow-moving breathing with lengthy pauses, blue colored lips, or if you are hard to get up.

In uncommon situations, acetaminophen may trigger a serious skin reaction that can be fatal. This could take place also if you have actually taken acetaminophen in the past and had no reaction. Quit taking Xodol and call your medical professional right away if you have skin redness or a rash that spreads out and creates blistering and peeling off.

Xodol might cause serious negative effects. Call your doctor simultaneously if you have:

  • loud breathing, sighing, superficial breathing, breathing that stops;
  • a light-headed sensation, like you might lose consciousness;
  • liver issues-- nausea or vomiting, top tummy pain, exhaustion, loss of appetite, dark pee, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);.
  • low cortisol levels-- queasiness, vomiting, anorexia nervosa, lightheadedness, aggravating exhaustion or weak point; o.
  • high degrees of serotonin in the body-- agitation, hallucinations, fever, sweating, shuddering, rapid heart price, muscular tissue rigidity, jerking, loss of coordination, queasiness, vomiting, diarrhea.

Significant breathing troubles might be more probable in older adults and in those that are debilitated or have wasting disorder or chronic breathing conditions.

Common side effects consist of:.

  • dizziness, drowsiness, feeling tired;.
  • nausea or vomiting, throwing up, belly pain;.
  • bowel irregularity; or.
  • frustration.

This is not a complete listing of adverse effects and others might take place. Call your doctor for medical recommendations concerning negative effects. You may report negative effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

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What happens if I miss a dose?

Given that Xodol is used for pain, you are not most likely to miss out on a dosage. Skip any kind of missed out on dose if it is nearly time for your next dosage. Do not use two doses at once.

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What happens if I overdose?

Seek emergency situation medical focus or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222. An overdose of this medication can be fatal, specifically in a kid or other person utilizing the medication over the counter. Overdose symptoms may consist of nausea or vomiting, vomiting, sweating, serious sleepiness, identify pupils, slow-moving breathing, or no breathing.

Your physician may advise you get naloxone (a medicine to reverse an opioid overdose) and maintain it with you whatsoever times. A person taking care of you can offer the naloxone if you quit taking a breath or don't wake up. Your caregiver should still get emergency medical aid and might require to do CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) on you while waiting on aid to show up.

Any individual can buy naloxone from a pharmacy or regional health department. Make sure anybody taking care of you recognizes where you maintain naloxone and how to use it.

Avoid driving or running equipment till you understand exactly how Xodol will certainly impact you. Lightheadedness or drowsiness can trigger falls, mishaps, or extreme injuries.

Do not consume alcohol. Unsafe negative effects or death might happen.

Ask a medical professional or pharmacologist before using any kind of other medication that might consist of acetaminophen (often abbreviated as APAP). Taking specific drugs with each other can cause a fatal overdose.

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What other drugs will affect Xodol?

You may have breathing problems or withdrawal symptoms if you begin or stop taking specific other medications. Tell your physician if you also use an antibiotic, antifungal medicine, heart or blood pressure medication, seizure medication, or medication to deal with HIV or hepatitis C.

Opioid drug can interact with many other drugs and cause unsafe adverse effects or death. Be sure your physician understands if you also use:

  • cold or allergy medicines, bronchodilator asthma/COPD medicine, or a diuretic (" water tablet");.
  • medications for nausea, short-tempered digestive tract disorder, or overactive bladder;.
  • various other opioids-- opioid discomfort medicine or prescription coughing medicine;.
  • a sedative like Valium-- diazepam, alprazolam, lorazepam, Xanax, Klonopin, Versed, and others;.
  • drugs that make you sleepy or slow-moving your breathing-- a sleeping pill, muscle relaxer, medicine to deal with state of mind conditions or mental disease;.
  • drugs that affect serotonin degrees in your body-- a stimulant, or medication for clinical depression, Parkinson's illness, migraine headache headaches, major infections, or nausea and vomiting.

This list is not total. Other medications may influence Xodol, including prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and natural products. Not all possible interactions are noted right here.

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Common questions about Xodol

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