What's the difference between percocets & vicodins?!
Question: Both are narcotic pain relievers so you can only get them by prescription. The vicodin ( a combo of acetaminophen and hydrocodone) is a class three drug so a regular prescription by your Doctor can be written and refills may be put on it. Percocet (acetaminophen and oxycodone) is a class two narcotic and stronger of the two. It is usually given for more severe pain (for instance, from surgery) and the Doctor must write the script in triplicate. It has no refills so if a person would need more, a new prescription must be sent in. The DEA also regulates triplicate prescriptions closely, watching for over prescribing by Doctors and patient abuse of it.
Answers: Both are narcotic pain relievers so you can only get them by prescription. The vicodin ( a combo of acetaminophen and hydrocodone) is a class three drug so a regular prescription by your Doctor can be written and refills may be put on it. Percocet (acetaminophen and oxycodone) is a class two narcotic and stronger of the two. It is usually given for more severe pain (for instance, from surgery) and the Doctor must write the script in triplicate. It has no refills so if a person would need more, a new prescription must be sent in. The DEA also regulates triplicate prescriptions closely, watching for over prescribing by Doctors and patient abuse of it.
percocets are stronger than vicodin-they are both narcotics and should be used with caution