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hydrocodone

[hahy-druh-koh-dohn]

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. an opioid analgesic, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , used to treat moderate to severe pain.



hydrocodone

/ ˌɪəˈəʊəʊ /

noun

  1. a semi-synthetic opioid drug derived from codeine and thebaine

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrocodone1

First recorded in 1950–55; hydro- 2 ( def. ) + cod(eine) ( def. ) + -one ( def. )
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The album’s first single, “Hydrocodone,” is a nod to the pain medication he was on after being involved in a near-fatal car crash while out on tour in 2018.

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“The early trials show superiority of the high dose regimen to placebo for acute pain with a reasonable side effect profile, which is necessary for FDA approval,” Friedmann said “Noninferiority would be if it were compared to a known efficacious med like hydrocodone/acetaminophen.”

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ICER, using using a placeholder price for suzetrigine of $420 for a one-week course, suggests that, taking into account the wide range of estimates that exist of opioid use disorder risk of a one-week course of a typical hydrocodone/acetaminophen combination, there may be a slight long-term cost saving in using suzetrigine due to avoidance of that risk.

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Two months after that, a 59-year-old at Men’s Central jail died from the “effects of oxycodone and hydrocodone,” according to jail records.

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According to a report by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner, he died of coronary artery disease, although the “effects of cocaine, hydrocodone and ethanol” played a role.

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