Guest guest Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Great info ! Never heard if that drug but will certainly ask about it. Although my RA is in remission, RA drugs do nothing for OA! Thanks again for that info ! in SC Sent from my iPhone On Jan 13, 2011, at 8:32 PM, Dale Ellen Ulrich <deulrich@...> wrote: > Being a nurse I just wanted to put this out there. I understand folks need pain medication. I would suggest folks on vicodin or generic to ask their physician about Norco. Norco is the same ingredient except it has lower amount of aceteminophen (tylenol). The reason I think this might be important is many of us are on RA meds that are damaging to our liver, and aceteminophen is toxic to the liver in constant and high amounts. You should be sure you never go over 4 grams (4,000 mg) in a 24 hour period. The Norco has same amounts of hydrocodone so 5mg or 10mg. Just wanting to perserve some livers out there. I am fortunate that I can manage with ibuprofen for now and only rarely need to go to the higher dose medications. Hope everyone is doing well > > Dale Ellen > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 > Norco is the same ingredient except it has lower amount of aceteminophen (tylenol). The lower dose will be all you can get in the near future as the FDA is no longer going to allow prescription drugs to container 500mg doses of tylenol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Thanks Dale...the hydrocodone I rcvd has 500 tylenol and I didn't want it that high. I will ask about NORCO when I need to get a refill. I only take maybe one or two a day. BUT I like the idea of NORCO having less tylenol. thank you for that great advice. a In a message dated 1/13/2011 8:32:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, deulrich@... writes: Being a nurse I just wanted to put this out there. I understand folks need pain medication. I would suggest folks on vicodin or generic to ask their physician about Norco. Norco is the same ingredient except it has lower amount of aceteminophen (tylenol). The reason I think this might be important is many of us are on RA meds that are damaging to our liver, and aceteminophen is toxic to the liver in constant and high amounts. You should be sure you never go over 4 grams (4,000 mg) in a 24 hour period. The Norco has same amounts of hydrocodone so 5mg or 10mg. Just wanting to perserve some livers out there. I am fortunate that I can manage with ibuprofen for now and only rarely need to go to the higher dose medications. Hope everyone is doing well Dale Ellen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ This is a private list. Should you wish to forward any mail to nonsubscribers, you must first obtain the writer's permission. We are NOT physicians. Information on this list is not to be construed as medical advice, and we cannot guarantee the accuracy and currency of the information provided. For archives or to change subscription options: ! Groups Links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Good info, Dale Ellen. Mine is generic, called Hydroco/apap but is 10-325, the same as Norco. When it was prescribed after heart surgery, the acetaminophen amount was taken into account. I only take 4 on a normal day, so I guess I'm safe. Dennis in eastexas On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Dale Ellen Ulrich <deulrich@...> wrote: > > > Being a nurse I just wanted to put this out there. I understand folks need > pain medication. I would suggest folks on vicodin or generic to ask their > physician about Norco. Norco is the same ingredient except it has lower > amount of aceteminophen (tylenol). The reason I think this might be > important is many of us are on RA meds that are damaging to our liver, and > aceteminophen is toxic to the liver in constant and high amounts. You > should be sure you never go over 4 grams (4,000 mg) in a 24 hour period. > The Norco has same amounts of hydrocodone so 5mg or 10mg. Just wanting to > perserve some livers out there. I am fortunate that I can manage with > ibuprofen for now and only rarely need to go to the higher dose > medications. Hope everyone is doing well > > Dale Ellen > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 I just saw on the news tonight a segment about acetaminophen. People sometimes take too much because they're just not aware that some medications contain it. I guess that's why the FDA is taking this action. They said that acetaminophen is the No. 1 cause of liver failure. Sue On Jan 13, 2011, at 8:44 PM, Dolan wrote: >> Norco is the same ingredient except it has lower amount of >> aceteminophen (tylenol). > > The lower dose will be all you can get in the near future as the FDA > is no longer going to allow prescription drugs to container 500mg > doses of tylenol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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