vicodin ES vs vicodin HP - Pain Management Message Board

LIND · 01-13-2004, 05:47 PM

Does anyone know what the difference is between the vicodin ES & HP. My prescription is 10/650 and when I check the internet I cannot tell the difference in the two????

Thank you.

LIND

tyler7 · 01-13-2004, 06:56 PM

Lind,

Actually, to the best of my knowledge, the script you received then is in fact Lorcet. Well, that's just a brand name, like the many others of Hydrocodone preps (Vicodin, Norco, Lortab, etc). Of course I don't know, but it's likely you have a generic bottle there anyway (like does it say "10 hydrocodone/650 apap" on it?)

It's just that I was on Lorcet for quite awhile a couple years ago, and that was the 10/650 combo. Vicodin ES (again, just the brand name) is the 7.5/750 combo (also what I, and many others, feel to be the worst Hydro prep to be on if you're taking meds long term, due to the fact that it's the highest amount of Tylenol of all the Hydro preps). And finally, I was only RX'd Vicodin HP once in all of my travails, but I'm pretty sure that prep is 10/500.

Hope that helps you!!

tyler7 · 01-14-2004, 10:43 AM

LIND,

If he gave you 30 pills and you are supposed to take 2 per day, then yes, that would only amount to 15 days. Obviously there's a mistake in there somewhere, whether it be what the doc told you, or the pharmacy printing the label, etc.

LIND · 01-14-2004, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by tyler7

LIND,

If he gave you 30 pills and you are supposed to take 2 per day, then yes, that would only amount to 15 days. Obviously there's a mistake in there somewhere, whether it be what the doc told you, or the pharmacy printing the label, etc.

thanks. I will call my doctor because he gave me refills so it wouldn't make sense that it's 30 pills vs 30 days. I have yet to drop off the prescription and wanted to be sure its' correct.

LIND

Shoreline · 01-14-2004, 11:54 AM

Hi lind. If he specifically said this is a one months supply, although the pharamcay would calculate your script to be a 15 day supply based on the way it was written. You doc obviously intended this script to last one month. What this means is that on bad days you are allowed to take up to 2 pills per day,, However he's expecting you to have days where you don't need anything, making it a 30 day supply.

Calling him in 15 days asking for a refill would likely get you a stern reminder he expected these 30 pills to last you 30 days. You might try breaking a pill in half to stretch them out. It's not a time release med so breaking it will not effect the way it's released, it will just create a 5mg Vicodin with a little less tylenol.

Was this prescribed for break through pain or is this your only means of pain relief. If so, I would say the doc didn't get the message if you were trying to explain you have pain every day. Very sad doctors are strill so opiate phobic that he thinks if you take more than one vicodin a day you will become a hopeless drug addict.Time to find a new doc that listens. IMO
Good luck, Shore