Lortab 5/500mg

What is Lortab?

Lortab, also available as hydrocodone/acetaminophen or hydrocodone/paracetamol, is a combination of pain medications acetaminophen (paracetamol) and hydrocodone. It is available in the market, and if you want to buy it online, you need to order Lortab online.

Lortab helps treat moderate to severe pain.

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How to take Lortab?

Take Lortab precisely as per the doctor’s prescription. Read carefully and follow all the directions on the prescription label, medication guides, or instruction sheets. Never take this medicine in smaller or larger amounts or for longer than recommended. Overdose of Lortab can lead to liver damage or cause death.

Even at regular doses, hydrocodone may be habit-forming. Never share this medicine with someone else, especially someone with a past of drug abuse or addiction. Misuse of narcotic medicine like Lortab can cause addiction, overdose, and death, particularly in a child or a person using this medicine without a prescription. It is against the lawful act to sell or give away Lortab.

Measure Lortab (liquid form) with the dosing syringe, a special dose-measuring spoon, or a medicine cup.

If you require medical tests or surgery, tell each of your medical healthcare providers ahead of time that you are using this medicine. You may need to stop taking Lortab for a short time.

Do not go for a sudden stop on Lortab after a longer-term use; otherwise, you could have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Take your doctor’s advice on how to stop using this medicine.

Store it away from heat and moisture at room temperature. Keep track of your drug. Be aware if anyone is misusing your medication or without taking a prescription because hydrocodone is a drug of abuse.

Always check your bottle to ensure you have received the right pills (same type and brand) of the medicine your doctor prescribed.

What to know before taking Lortab?

You should avoid using Lortab if you are allergic to hydrocodone or acetaminophen (Tylenol) or recently using alcohol, tranquilizers, sedatives, or other narcotics medications.

Do not use Lortab (Acetaminophen/Hydrocodone) if you have taken an MAO inhibitor in the past two weeks. It may lead to a dangerous drug interaction. MAO inhibitors include linezolid, isocarboxazid, rasagiline, phenelzine, tranylcypromine, and selegiline.

The interaction of some medicines with hydrocodone causes a severe condition called serotonin syndrome. Make your doctor know if you are taking medication for:

• Depression;
• Mental illness;
• Migraine headaches;
• Parkinson’s disease;
• Serious infections; or
• Prevention of nausea and vomiting

To ensure Lortab is safe for you, tell the doctor if you have:

• A history of drug addiction or alcoholism;
• Cirrhosis, liver disease, or if you consume more than three beverages per day;
• Kidney disease;
• Inflammatory bowel disease, diarrhea, severe constipation, bowel obstruction;
• A history of stroke, brain tumor, or head injury;
• if you are dehydrated or your blood pressure is low;
• COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asthma, sleep apnea, or other breathing disorders; or
• If you use a sedative like Valium (alprazolam, diazepam, Ativan, lorazepam, Restoril, Klonopin, Versed, Xanax, Tranxene, and others)

Do not use a narcotic medicine during pregnancy; your baby could become drug-dependent.

You should not breastfeed while taking Lortab because Hydrocodone and acetaminophen harm a nursing baby by passing into the breast milk.

What are the benefits of using Lortab?

Lortab is a fixed-dose combination of opioid hydrocdone and non-opioid analgesic paracetamol. It indicates relief of moderate to severe pain, chronic, acute, or postoperative types.

It is beneficial in treating moderate to severe pain. It is useful when other pain-relieving measures are not sufficient. It also works as a cough suppressant in adults.

It comes in tablet forms and oral solutions; however, there is variation in each strength.

What are the side effects of Lortab?

Go for emergency medical help if you have allergic reactions due to the use of Lortab. Signs of an allergic reaction include issues with breathing, hives, swelling of your face, throat, lips, or tongue.

Immediately check with the doctor if you have:

• Lightheadedness;
• Slow heartbeat, shallow breathing;
• Unusual thoughts or behavior, confusion;
• Easy bleeding or bruising;
• Seizure (convulsion);
• Sexual problems, loss of interest in sex, impotence;
• Infertility missed menstrual periods:
• Low cortisol levels- vomiting, nausea, dizziness, loss of appetite, worsening weakness or tiredness; or
• Liver problems- upper stomach pain, nausea, loss of appetite, itching, clay-colored stools, dark urine, jaundice

Go for immediate medical attention if you have serotonin syndrome symptoms such as agitation, fever, hallucinations, shivering, sweating, muscle stiffness, fast heart rate, loss of coordination, twitching, vomiting, nausea, or diarrhea.

Common side effects of Lortab include:

• Constipation, upset stomach;
• Headache, drowsiness;
• Dry mouth; or
• Blurred vision

It is not a complete list of side effects, and others may occur. Take your doctor’s medical advice regarding side effects. Report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

How Lortab works?

The combination of hydrocodone with acetaminophen leads to the formation of Lortab. It works in your brain to block pain signals. It decreases the ability to feel pain.

Hydrocodone is a drug that works by binding to the mu-opioid receptor. It comes with several warnings due to its high potential for abuse and addiction.

Suppose you keep consuming this drug for a longer time and build up a tolerance to this drug. Here, it may take longer to feel relief from the pain.

What to avoid while using Lortab?

There might be impairment of your thinking or reactions due to the use of Lortab. Avoid operating machinery or driving a vehicle until you know how this medicine will affect you. Dizziness or drowsiness (severe) can cause falls or other accidental injuries.

Consult a doctor/pharmacist before taking any other cold, pain, allergy, or sleep medication. Acetaminophen (sometimes called APAP) is a part of many combination medicines.

Avoid alcohol consumption because it may increase your liver damage risk while taking acetaminophen.