5-325 Vs 5-500 - Pain Management Message Board

choctaw_n_ok · 03-08-2006, 06:33 PM

Question yall.......Had a doc appt today and my prescriptions and had them refilled. My husband picked them up.... Since we kept my meds the same , no change in dose or anything, I had an approximate for price. When my husband came home with my pills he asked what my doc had changed since the price went up $21 bucks or so ( I have no insurance)......I looked at them and all was same..so I called Wal-Mart...they said that my doc had changed my hydro to 5-325 which was more money. They girl couldnt tell me the benefit of it and what was so much better about them that warranted the increase in price. She said last pills ( 5-500) were generic lortab , and these 5-325 are generic norco. Are these better or something ?...

I even asked for the methadone instaed of methadose and they dont carry it...

thanx in advance

deana

ARANGER · 03-08-2006, 07:52 PM

Hey Choctaw,

The only difference is the Tylenol (APAP) that is in it. The Lortab that you were getting was 5 mg of Hydrocodone and 500 mg of Tylenol. The Norco is 5 mg of Hydrocodone and 325 mg of Tylenol. The benefit of the "Norco" brand or generic is that the Tylenol is lowered so that it gives your liver a break if you are taking in frequently. The maximum Tylenol dose in a day is 4000 mg and people that take it daily should not really exceed 2000 mg. I'm not sure why the increase in price though. Its probably just a pharmacuetical thing.

Take Care

choctaw_n_ok · 03-08-2006, 08:02 PM

WHAT A RACKET !!!! ........Wow !.....It costs me more to be kinder to my liver !

Thanks for the reply , Aranger !!!!

RobinD21283 · 03-09-2006, 06:20 AM

Just FYI - 5/500 is dispensed more often than the 5/325, since the lower does of APAP is ususally used on people taking it more often. Since the demand is higher, the price is lower...I hate economics....

choctaw_n_ok · 03-09-2006, 08:58 AM

You and me both, Robin !!!!