What is the difference between Lortab and Vicodin, and also Darvocet?!


Question: What is the difference between Lortab and Vicodin, and also Darvocet!?
I was prescribed Lortab, and then Vicodin, for the same condition!. I never really thought much about either, except that they are narcotic pain killers, after reading the incert that comes with the script, I found they are both hydrocodone with acetemetaphine!. So, What is the difference!? If they both have 10mg hydrocodone and 500 mg acet, does it matter which one I take!?

Also - I was also prescribed Darvocet for a secondary problem of the original one!. (Not at the same time) and I'm curious as to the difference!. Is it generally considered "stronger" or "weaker" or !. !. !. is it just the doctors preference to choose which to prescribe!? I know it does not have the same ingredients, but I'm wondering the difference!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Lortab always has 500 mg of tylenol in it!. 5/500, 7!.5/500 and 10/500!. Vicodin comes in three forms, 5/500, 7!.5/750 and 10/650!. The only difference between vicodin and lortab is the amount of tylenol!. Darvocet is a much milder narcotic pain reliever!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I know it seems like they are the same thing and they pretty much are but I think the reason that they both exist is because different people have different reactions to them!. For me, I can only take lortab, vicodin makes me nauseous!. I'm sure there are other people who it's the other way around!. If you feel fine with both of them then it probably doesn't matter which one you take!.

Oh yeah another reason why there are so many different kinds of pain pills is because if you keep taking the same one for too long you can become addicted to it so they have different ones so they can switch it up!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Lortab doesn't always have 500 mg Tylenol! They also have 325,650 !. Were I used to work,we were a compound pharmacy,we mostly did special prescriptions!.We could compound what ever the prescription said!.For example,someone with stomach cancer,couldn't take a lot of Tylenol,we could make a lortab with just 50 mg of Tylenol!.
Getting back to the original question!. Vicodin is just a name!.The active ingred!. is hydrocodone!. Theres also vicophrophine!.which is hydrocodone with ib proph!. instead of Tylenol!. Darvocet has proxy!. in it!. which by the way is weaker than lortab!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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