Sentences with phrase «say hydrocodone»

County officials say hydrocodone is the top - ranked drug prescribed to Medicaid patients (information regarding prescriptions issued to patients with private coverage was not available).

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The rule adds screening for hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone and oxycodone, the Department of Transportation said.

I had hydrocodone (vicodin) prescribed to me for post-partum pain at home and while I was in the hospital, doctor said I could still breastfeed my baby.

County Executive Mark Poloncarz said he believes the reduction in prescriptions for hydrocodone - acetaminophen speaks to the county's efforts to educate the community and medical profession about the dangers of opiates.

Now, DEA also has to weigh in on changes of scientific protocol, and that can really slow things down, says Vandrey of Johns Hopkins, who is collaborating on a study there to compare the analgesic effects of cannabis and the opioid drug hydrocodone in healthy subjects.

Opioid medications — codeine, hydrocodone (including Vicoprofen), oxycodone (Oxycontin, Percocet), morphine and others — can help bring on dangerous respiratory infections or make them even worse, Hall said.

But an opioid painkiller, such as oxycodone (Oxycontin, Percocet) or hydrocodone (Vicoprofen) can sometimes be the best option for treating pain in the short term, particularly right after surgery or during a severe pain flare - up, pain experts say.