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hydrocodone
[ hahy-druh-koh-dohn ]
noun
- an opioid analgesic, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , used to treat moderate to severe pain.
hydrocodone
/ ˌhaɪdrəˈkəʊdəʊn /
noun
- a semi-synthetic opioid drug derived from codeine and thebaine
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Origin of hydrocodone1
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Morphine, oxycodone and hydrocodone belong to the same major class of epoxymorphinan opioids and share nearly identical chemical structures.
He was prescribed the opioids hydrocodone and tramadol, as well as muscle relaxants and antidepressants, she recalled.
The problem is that within three years, I took that two-and-a-half milligrams of hydrocodone, I was taking 500 milligrams of OxyContin a day.
Zohydro is a new, government-approved, ultra-pure form of the commonly used opioid painkiller, hydrocodone.
There was the 27-day stretch beginning on Dec. 4, 2008 in which Boogaard was prescribed 110 hydrocodone pills.
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