LORTAB 5/500

Generic Name for LORTAB 5/500 Hydrocodone bitartrate 5mg, acetaminophen 500mg; scored tabs. Legal Classification: CIII Pharmacological Class for LORTAB 5/500 Opioid + analgesic. Manufacturer of LORTAB 5/500 UCB Inc.

Indications for LORTAB 5/500

Moderate to moderately severe pain.

Adult dose for LORTAB 5/500

2.5/500 or 5/500: 1–2 tabs every 4–6 hrs as needed; max 8 tabs/day.

Children's dosing for LORTAB 5/500

Use Elixir.

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Precautions for LORTAB 5/500

Head injury. Increased intracranial pressure. Acute abdomen. Impaired renal, hepatic, thyroid, pulmonary, or adrenocortical function. GI or GU obstruction. Asthma. Drug abusers. Elderly. Debilitated. Labor & delivery. Pregnancy (Cat.C). Nursing mothers: not recommended.

Interactions for LORTAB 5/500

Potentiation with alcohol, CNS depressants, MAOIs, tricyclic antidepressants, anticholinergics.

Adverse Reactions for LORTAB 5/500

Dizziness, CNS depression, respiratory depression, GI upset, constipation, urinary retention; hepatotoxicity (overdosage).

How is LORTAB 5/500 supplied?

Tabs 2.5/500—100
5/500, 7.5/500, 10/500—100, 500
Elixir—pt