Long-acting Hydrocodone?? - Pain Management Message Board

painaway · 01-22-2008, 09:21 PM

Hey Ya'll...Ok, I've been wondering for a while if there is any such thing as a long-acting hydrocodone. It seems to me that if there is a long-acting Percocet equivalent (oxycontin...which is Percocet without the Tylenol, right?), then there could be a long-acting Vicodin/Lortab/hydrocodone equivalent (like hydrocodone without the Tylenol). Does this make any sense? Looks like that would be a great thing, because one could go on long-acting pain meds without having to jump to the Schedule II drugs (which can be a hassle with no refills, no call-ins, etc...). Please enlighten me!

Shoreline · 01-23-2008, 05:26 AM

LA Hydro is availabale through a compounding pharamcy. Your doc has to write the intructions on the proportions of what meds to use to create the LA hydro on the script. It is avaialable at a premium if you want to pay for it, your doc knows how to write a script for it and you have a local compounding pharmacy willing to make it.

There isn't a pre packaged version of LA hydro and the compounded version becomes a class 11 instead of a class 111.

painaway · 01-23-2008, 10:30 AM

Dave...Thanks so much for the reply! I knew that, if anyone knew, it might be you!!

How did you get so knowledgable? Years of research and study? You would great in "the field". Thanks again! Hope your pain is controlled today (and everyday).

I read that a LA hydro might be coming soon...you think that will ever come to fruition?

brianpain33 · 01-23-2008, 01:46 PM

I always wondered why there wasn't a long acting hydro as well. I suppose because most people that are on LA medications need a stronger narcotic medication. Therefore the LA medications are things like oxycodone, fentanyl, oxymorphone, hydromorphone, etc. Hopefully with pain management changing and getting better every day doctors, pharmacists, and scientists are starting to change their view on pain medications. I am glad that this board helps all of us with the latest updates and news.

Brian

IZZY'SMOM · 01-23-2008, 04:11 PM

I do the LA compounded hydro. If you have a CP in your town it would be great. I have to send my script AFTER I get it from my doc to the CP I used because we dont have one here. The nearest is 6 hours away. Then the pharmacist wont ship unless its fed ex or UPS and signed for. Im debating rather to stay on it. BUT it does work well. For 120 tabs a month, I pay 100.00 and then the shipping is 50.00 easily.
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