hydrocodone
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hydrocodone
First recorded in 1950–55; hydro- 2 ( def. ) + cod(eine) ( def. ) + -one ( def. )
Example Sentences
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They were randomized to take VX-548 at one of three doses, a placebo pill, or an approved pain pill containing the opioid hydrocodone in the days after surgery.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 31, 2022
Cardinal said it has not distributed hydrocodone or oxycodone to the pharmacy in Mount Gay-Shamrock since 2012 or to Williamson since 2014.
From Washington Post • May 8, 2018
Dr. Joseph Mastandrea, chairman of the Miami-Luken board, plans to testify the company has reduced the sale of oxycodone by 61 percent and hydrocodone by 50 percent since 2014.
From Washington Times • May 7, 2018
It points out that a single dose of hydrocodone would require thousands of litres of fermentation broth.
From Nature • May 16, 2017
The Department of Health and Human Services took up this issue in 2008 and recommended that hydrocodone combination products remain on Schedule III.
From Forbes • Aug. 22, 2014
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