What Is Norco?

Norco is a combination medication used to treat severe pain and for pain management. It has an opioid pain reliever (hydrocodone) and a non-opioid pain reliever (acetaminophen) when combined, effectively treat the pain.

It is mainly indicated for the pain management that is severe enough to require an opioid analgesics and for which other alternative treatments are inadequate or don’t work.

Hydrocodone is also known as Tylenol and is a schedule II drug, Whereas acetaminophen is a powerful pain reliever that increases effects of hydrocodone for pain management, and to relieve the pain effectively. Being an opioid, it exposes users to misuse, abuse, and addiction.

These medications are available in various forms, such as (tablets, liquid solutions, and capsules). Norco cannot be purchased without a doctor’s prescription, and it cannot be sold without a valid authorised licence.

If you have been suffering from severe pain for a very long time, you can buy Norco online and get express delivery to your home. 

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Warnings

The dose of this medication depends on an individual’s age, health conditions, and according to the strength and response of the medication. Follow the guidelines directed by your physician in your prescription chart, and use the doses as prescribed for effective results.

To Treat moderate to severe pain –

For Adults Use (oral dose) –

The recommended initial dose is 15 ml or one tablespoon after every 4 – 6 hours in a day. Your doctor may adjust your dose as needed. Usually, the dose should not exceed more than 90 ml or six tablespoons in a day.

For Adult use (tablets) –

Adults should take 1 – 2 tablets after 4 – 6 hours in a day. The dose should not exceed more than eight tablets a day.

For Children Use – 

Children should not take Norco tablets without a doctor’s consultation, as it may harm them.

What To Avoid

To prevent any side effects and interactions, tell your doctor if you have or had any history of kidney or liver problems and if you have any substance disorder or addiction in order to get all the benefits of the medication.

• Avoid combining these medications with alcohol or any other CNS depressants. Otherwise, this interaction can result in respiratory depression.

• Adults should not take more than 4000 milligrams of acetaminophen in a day.

• Do not combine this medication with any other medicines; otherwise, they can interact and cause certain side effects.
• As it has a higher risk of abuse, do not get habitual to this medication, as prolonged use can severely affect your liver and can result in liver damage.

How To Use Norco

It is used in the treatment of severe pain and is also used for pain management when other opioid analgesics fail to work, and can be tolerated, and are ineffective on the pain. You can use this medication on a doctor’s prescription for several moderate to severe acute pain.

Hydrocodone works on the brain and nerves to change the way how the body responds to pain. If you are experiencing or have ongoing pain which is caused by any disease, such as ‘cancer’ then talk about it to your doctor. Your doctor may suggest you long-lasting opioid medicines.

You can take this medication with or without food or just after having a meal. While taking liquid solution, measure the dose before taking it so that you do not overdose it unintentionally.

Take these medications as your healthcare professional prescribes, and do not adjust or increase the dose unless your doctor tells you to. Use them as soon as the first sign or symptom of pain occurs to get relief from pain immediately.

Side Effects

Talk to your doctor if you are allergic to opioids or any other pain relieving medicines, as it can cause severe allergic reactions such as rashes, itching, and swelling. Common adverse effects of hydrocodone include frequent vomiting and nausea.

Immediately contact your doctor if you experience any of the symptoms, and get medical help. Otherwise, it may cause serious health problems if not treated.

Some Severe Side Effects of Norco include – 

• Respiratory depression
• Shortness of breath
• Respiratory tract infection
• Hypotension
• Headaches
• Chills
• Anxiety
• Fatigue
• Sedation
• Insomnia
• Dizziness
• Drowsiness
• Vomiting
• Constipation
• Abdominal pain
• Urinary tract infection

This medication may cause severe and potentially life-threatening allergic reactions like Itching, Rashes, and Swelling on the face, lips, tongue, or throat in some rare cases that can be fatal to your health.

Use of hydrocodone with CNS depressants like alcohol, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and other opioid medications may result in profound sedation and respiratory depression.

Suddenly stopping this medication may lead to severe withdrawal symptoms. Take immediate medical attention if the signs last long or get worse over time. If you are using this medication for a very long time, then talk to your doctor before stopping it. He may gradually decrease your dose to prevent any symptoms and then stop it.

Conclusion

Sharing “Norco” with anyone having multiple health problems and using it without a doctor’s prescription may prove to be life-threatening and can cause severe liver damage and death. 

Remember that these medications have been prescribed to you because your doctor has done your health checkups and understands that these medications will be beneficial to your health.

Using ‘Hydrocodone‘ regularly without a doctor’s advice for an extended time can make you habitual to it, have higher risks of addiction, and can severely damage your liver.

Keep these medications away from children, as it is not studied for children’s use below the age of 18 years without a doctor’s prescription. Norco is a form of pain killer, and taking it regularly for an extended period can make you dependent on it.