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==General==
==General==
*Type: opioid
*Type: [[Opioid]]
*Dosage Forms: PO
*Dosage Forms: PO
*Common Trade Names: Zohydro, Hysingla
*Common Trade Names: Zohydro, Hysingla
*Commonly combined with [[acetaminophen]] as Norco and Vicodin


==Adult Dosing==
==Adult Dosing==
===General===
===General===
For Pain, severe chronic:
*For Pain, severe chronic: Individualize dose PO q12h; start 10mg PO q12h, may increase by 10mg PO q12h q3-7 days. Titrate slowly in elderly patients.
Dose: Individualize dose PO q12h; start 10 mg PO q12h, may increase by 10 mg PO q12h q3-7 days. Titrate slowly in elderly patients.


==Pediatric Dosing==
==Pediatric Dosing==
Currently not recommended
*Currently not recommended


==Special Populations==
==Special Populations==
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==Contraindications==
==Contraindications==
*Allergy to class/drug
*Allergy to class/drug
* labor and delivery
*labor and delivery
* GI obstruction
*GI obstruction
*paralytic ileus
*paralytic ileus
* acute asthma exacerbation  
*acute asthma exacerbation  


==Adverse Reactions==
==Adverse Reactions==
===Serious===
===Serious===
* respiratory depression
*respiratory depression
*apnea
*apnea
* hypotension, severe
*hypotension, severe
*paralytic ileus
*paralytic ileus
*bradycardia
*bradycardia
* anaphylaxis
*anaphylaxis


===Common===
===Common===
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*headache
*headache
*URI
*URI
* tremor
*tremor


==Pharmacology==
==Pharmacology==

Latest revision as of 01:44, 21 February 2021

General

  • Type: Opioid
  • Dosage Forms: PO
  • Common Trade Names: Zohydro, Hysingla
  • Commonly combined with acetaminophen as Norco and Vicodin

Adult Dosing

General

  • For Pain, severe chronic: Individualize dose PO q12h; start 10mg PO q12h, may increase by 10mg PO q12h q3-7 days. Titrate slowly in elderly patients.

Pediatric Dosing

  • Currently not recommended

Special Populations

Contraindications

  • Allergy to class/drug
  • labor and delivery
  • GI obstruction
  • paralytic ileus
  • acute asthma exacerbation

Adverse Reactions

Serious

  • respiratory depression
  • apnea
  • hypotension, severe
  • paralytic ileus
  • bradycardia
  • anaphylaxis

Common

  • Constipation
  • nausea
  • fatigue
  • vomiting
  • xerostomia
  • headache
  • URI
  • tremor

Pharmacology

  • Half-life: 8 hour
  • Metabolism: Liver
  • Excretion: urine
  • Mechanism of Action: bind to various opioid receptors