Back Pain and Vicodin WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Back Pain and Vicodin
Vicodin is a narcotic analgesic that may be prescribed to patients for severe back pain.1 Vicodin is a brand name for the combined drugs hydrocodone, and acetaminophen.2 Because Vicodin has the potential to cause addiction, it's use should be regulated by your health care provider.3
Fast Facts:
- Some common side effects you may experience while using Vicodin include nausea, dizziness, blurred vision, drowsiness, and/or a headache.2
- Back pain is one of the most common medical complaints.4
- Proper treatment for back pain will depend on a proper diagnosis.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Spine-Health: Narcotic Pain Medications
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cerner Multum (via Drugs.com): Vicodin
- ↑ WebMD: Back Pain: Medication and Addiction
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 About.com: Back Pain
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- Contributor: Judy Rafferty
- Reviewer: Susan Scroggins
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Judy Rafferty
- Reviewer: Susan Scroggins
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
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- Last update: Sep. 8, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
