Tell your doctor if you are taking, plan to take or plan to stop taking any of the following medications: certain antifungal medications including itraconazole (Onmel, Sporanox), ketoconazole (Extina, Nizoral, Xolegel), and voriconazole (Vfend) benzodiazepines such as alprazolam (Xanax), chlordiazepoxide (Librium), clonazepam (Klonopin), diazepam (Diastat, Valium), estazolam, flurazepam, lorazepam (Ativan), oxazepam, temazepam (Restoril), and triazolam (Halcion) carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Epitol, Equetro, Tegretol, others) cimetidine clarithromycin (Biaxin, in Prevpac) erythromycin (E.E.S., Erythromycin, others) other narcotic pain medications medications for mental illness or nausea certain medications for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) including ritonavir (Norvir, in Kaletra, in Viekira Pak) muscle relaxants phenytoin (Dilantin, Phenytek) rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane, in Rifamate, in Rifater) sedatives sleeping pills or tranquilizers. Taking certain medications or stopping treatment with certain other medications while you are taking hydrocodone may increase the risk that you will experience breathing problems, sedation, coma, or other serious, life-threatening side effects. If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately or get emergency medical treatment: slowed breathing, long pauses between breaths, or shortness of breath. The risk that you will develop breathing problems may be higher if you are an older adult or are weakened or malnourished due to disease. Also tell your doctor if you have or have ever had lung disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD a group of diseases that affect the lungs and airways), a head injury, a brain tumor, or any condition that increases the amount of pressure in your brain. Your doctor will probably tell you not to take hydrocodone. Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had slowed breathing or asthma. Your doctor will adjust your dose to control your pain and decrease the risk that you will experience serious breathing problems. Your doctor will monitor you carefully during your treatment. Hydrocodone may cause slowed or stopped breathing, especially during the first 24 to 72 hours of your treatment and any time your dose is increased. Keep track of how many capsules or tablets are left so you will know if any medication is missing. Be especially careful to keep hydrocodone out of the reach of children. Keep hydrocodone in a safe place so that no one else can take it accidentally or on purpose. Hydrocodone may harm or cause death to other people who take your medication, especially children. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.ĭo not allow anyone else to take your medication. Talk to your health care provider immediately and ask for guidance if you think that you have an opioid addiction or call the U.S. There is a greater risk that you will overuse hydrocodone if you have or have ever had any of these conditions. Tell your doctor if you or anyone in your family drinks or has ever drunk large amounts of alcohol, uses or has ever used street drugs, or has overused prescription medications, or has had an overdose, or if you have or have ever had depression or another mental illness. While taking hydrocodone, discuss with your health care provider your pain treatment goals, length of treatment, and other ways to manage your pain.
Do not take more of it, take it more often, or take it in a different way than directed by your doctor. Hydrocodone can be habit forming, especially with prolonged use.
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