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hydrocodone

American  
[hahy-druh-koh-dohn] / ˌhaɪ drəˈkoʊ doʊn /

noun

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


hydrocodone British  
/ ˌhaɪdrəˈkəʊdəʊn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hydrocodone

First recorded in 1950–55; hydro- 2 ( def. ) + cod(eine) ( def. ) + -one ( def. )


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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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