What is the difference between lortab and hydrocodone?

Answer by  malone (4817)

Hydrocodone is the generic name of a narcotic analgesic that is marketed by various pharmaceutical companies as Anexsia, Dolorex Forte, Hycet, Liquicet, Lorcet, Lortab, Vicodin, Xodol and Zydone, among others. All these drugs are hydrocodone and are identical in their chemical make-up.

Answer by  shastie (1601)

Hydrocodone is a generic for lortab. Hydrocodone is also a generic for vicodin, norco, and lorcet to name a few. In generic form they are all really just different milligrams.

Answer by  Anonymous

Both Lortab and Vicodin are the same active igredience. The difference is the base. Lortab is a hydrocloride (water soluable) and Viodin is a Bitrate base (fat soluable). So all hydrocodone is either those brand names or a gernaric of them.

Answer by  diamond10 (160)

Hydrocodone itself is an opioid narcotic analgesic. Lortab is a combination narcotic pain reliever that contains Hydrocodone and non-narcotic Acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol.

Answer by  ppremise (200)

Lortab is a brand named drug that contains hydrocodone and acetaminophen(also known as Tylenol). Lortab is one of the brands that hydrocodone is marketed under.

Answer by  frogie (86)

Hydrocodone is a narcotic pain reliever. When adding acetaminophen to hydrocodone you get lortab. Acetaminophen isn't as strong as hydrocodone. It's added to increase effects of the hydrocodone.

Answer by  jsrsg1 (18)

Lortab is the name brand drug for pain. Hydrocodone is the generic version of this drug. Both drugs are used for the treatment of pain.

Answer by  blissskr (24)

Lortab is a brand of the drug hydrocodone while hydrocodone is the generic name of the drug. Their is no difference in formulation between the two names.