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By: name required

name required — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:55:32 +0000

if your child is in severe pain, is it any different than, say ( I dont like using the analogy but) a wounded soldier in battle? Yes, they had morphine and other serious painkillers and would you , Darlene, despise and deny that usage too?

By: somebody

somebody — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:29:44 +0000

sounds like some of you need to get a grip on your easily addicted children. most of them don’t even know what it is to become addicted. it is for short term use. parents are usually the ones to blame for the over medicated and over dosed society that we now live in.

By: no name

no name — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:29:26 +0000

yes I would give it to my kid if he was in pain! What would you give your child after a surgery? Tylenol?Rather my child not be in pain.What do you think they get after surgery?

By: sandy

sandy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:05:28 +0000

a class 3 narcotic
don’t want to give it to my kids would you?

By: no name

no name — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:20:01 +0000

Hello! I can assure you this drug is used for kids getting there tonsils out,broken bones,and things of that nature. Dosing for a 2-3 year old is 1/2 teaspoon every 4-6 hours.If you break it down it would be 1.67/54,is that something you would consider a lot for a child that is in pain? This drug has less acetaminophen which if you ask any doctor it is always safer to give less tylenol especially in young children and older folks.Do you know how many mothers give their children more tylenol on top of a pain med not knowing they are giving them way to much? Loratab has 7.5/500 just to let you. No child is put on this long term so getting addicted over a few days is really a rare thing would you agree?

By: Named

Named — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:36:30 +0000

Anon is correct, Hydrocodone by itself is a Schedule 2 narcotic, this schedule includes other opiats like morphine, methadone and fentanyl.
Pharm companies add other drugs like acetaminophen or ibuprofen, which makes it a less regulated schedule 3 medication, which makes it easier for docs to prescribe it.
Do some research, when hydro enters the liver, it is broken down into morphine, would you give your child morphine because hes sore after karate practice?

By: SKEETER

SKEETER — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:38:19 +0000

Sadly, I can tell you first hand that most docs are really quite ignorant of just how much of a nightmare withdrawling from pain meds are, or how easy they are to get hooked on.
I know, been there done that. I was not taking pain meds every day and still got hooked and went through nightmare withdrawals.
Some people get physically addicted quite easily. And being physically addictited isn’t like people think it is. The word “habit” is falsy used.
I never craved drugs, I never had some extreme desire to take them. I just went through horror when I quit taking them.
Not everyone is the same, and some folks get hooked very easily and go through hell getting off of them.
I am in constant pain, and chose pain over withdrawals. The withdrawals are worse.

By: Anon.

Anon. — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:59:58 +0000

Hydrocodone by itself is schedule II.

Hydrocodone with acetaminophen or aspirin in certain amounts is schedule III, and I believe in other amounts is schedule V. This is also true for codeine.

If you look at this particular drug product you can see it’s schedule III.

The reason for the lower schedules is because you would poison yourself with the acetaminophen or aspirin before you would get enough hydrocodone to do some serious damage, like OD.

The specific amounts for different schedules can be found in the controlled substances act.

By: Ed Silverman

Ed Silverman — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:12:22 +0000

Dear Insane,

With all due respect, my facts are straight. If you click on the link I provided - (see prescribing info) - the company notes that the drug is listed as a Schedule III.

Hope that helps,
ed

By: Insane Pain patient

Insane Pain patient — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:10:58 +0000

Hydrocodone is a schedule II, not a schedule III drug. You should get your facts straight before over alarming people.

I agree it should be prescribed with caution because it does create dependency and possible addition with prolonged use, but the headline is more than misleading.

I’m curios how many milligrams are actually prescribed per dose for kids. I would bet it’s 5 or less, which, if used for short term, such as, less than a week is very safe and carries very little risk for actual,addiction. Plus, parents typically control the dose and most won’t over medicate their kids.

The bigger danger is transference of the drug to actual abusers who might just suck down the whole bottle.

I’m a long term pain patient myself and actually use schedule III meds, and they’re more restricted and more powerful than this particular drug.

I could write a book about the dangers, as well as the great blessings these drugs can bring if used properly. Abuse is another story, but the abusers are the ones who make it hared for those of us who use these drugs as intended and responsibly. They give us all bad name.