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12 HR hydrocodone bitartrate 15 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule

What it is used for

Hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release capsules are indicated for the management of severe and persistent pain that requires an extended treatment period with a daily opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate.

Limitations of Use: Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, and misuse with opioids, which can occur at any dosage or duration, and because of the greater risks of overdose and death with extended-release/long-acting opioid formulations,, reserve hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release capsules for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options (e.g., non-opioid analgesics or immediate-release opioids) are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain. Hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release capsules are not indicated as an as-needed (prn) analgesic. Hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release capsules are an opioid agonist indicated for the management of severe and persistent pain that requires an extended treatment period with a daily opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate. Limitations of Use Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, and misuse with opioids, which can occur at any dosage or duration, and because of the greater risks of overdose and death with extended-release/long-acting opioid formulations, reserve hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release capsules for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options (e.g., non-opioid analgesics or immediate-release opioids) are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain. Hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release capsules are not indicated as an as-needed (prn) analgesic.

Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 19, 2023. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.

Description

Hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release capsules are hard gelatin capsules for oral administration. Hydrocodone bitartrate is an opioid agonist and occurs as fine, white crystals, or as a crystalline powder. The chemical name is 4,5(alpha)-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan-6-one tartrate (1:1) hydrate (2:5) or morphinan-6-one, 4,5-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methyl-, (5 alpha)-, [R (R*, R*)]-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate (1:1), hydrate (2:5). It has the following structural formula: Each hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release capsule contains either 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg, 40 mg, or 50 mg of hydrocodone bitartrate USP. All capsule strengths include the following inactive ingredients: ammonio methacrylate copolymer Type B, copovidone, gelatin, silicon dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, sugar spheres, and talc. The capsule shells contain the following colorants: black iron oxide (50 mg capsule), D&C yellow #10 (all capsule strengths), FD&C blue #1 (10 mg, 15 mg, and 30 mg capsules), FD&C red #3 (15 mg and 30 mg capsules), FD&C red #40 (30 mg capsule), FD&C yellow #6 (all capsule strengths) and titanium dioxide (all capsule strengths). The imprinting ink for all capsule strengths contains: black iron oxide, D&C yellow #10, FD&C blue #1, FD&C blue #2, FD&C red # 40, n-butyl alcohol, propylene glycol and shellac.

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