Monograph Details
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Pain & Pyrexia
> Narcotic analgesics
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XODOL 5/300 |
| Manufacturer |
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Victory Pharma |
| Legal Classification |
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CIII |
| Pharmacological Class |
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Opioid + analgesic. |
| Generic Name |
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Hydrocodone bitartrate 5mg, acetaminophen 300mg; scored tabs. |
| Also |
• XODOL 10/300
• XODOL 7.5/300
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| Indications |
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Moderate to moderately severe pain. |
| Children |
Not recommended.
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| Adults |
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1–2 tabs every 4–6 hrs as needed. |
| Precautions |
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Head injury. Increased intracranial pressure. CNS depression. Acute abdomen. Impaired renal, hepatic, thyroid, pulmonary, or adrenocortical function. GI or GU obstruction. Post-op use. Asthma. Drug abusers. Elderly. Debilitated. Pregnancy (Cat.C). Labor & delivery, nursing mothers: not recommended. |
| Interactions |
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Potentiation with alcohol, CNS depressants (eg, narcotics, antihistamines, antipsychotics, anxiolytics), MAOIs, tricyclic antidepressants, anticholinergics (reduce dose of either or both drugs if used together). |
| Adverse Reactions |
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Lightheadedness, dizziness, sedation, other CNS effects, GI upset, constipation, pruritus, urinary retention, ototoxicity, CNS and respiratory depression; hepatotoxicity (overdosage). |
| How Supplied |
Tabs 5/300, 10/300—100, 500
7.5/300—100 |
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