Narcotic Analgesics and Acetaminophen (Systemic)

Category

• Analgesic

Description

Combination medicines containing narcotic analgesics (nar-KOT-ik an-al-JEE-zicks) and acetaminophen (a-seat-a-MIN-oh-fen) are used to relieve pain. A narcotic analgesic and acetaminophen used together may provide better pain relief than either medicine used alone. In some cases, relief of pain may come at lower doses of each medicine.

Narcotic analgesics act in the central nervous system (CNS) to relieve pain. Many of their side effects are also caused by actions in the CNS. When narcotics are used for a long time, your body may get used to them so that larger amounts are needed to relieve pain. This is called tolerance to the medicine. Also, when narcotics are used for a long time or in large doses, they may become habit-forming (causing mental or physical dependence). Physical dependence may lead to withdrawal symptoms when you stop taking the medicine.

Acetaminophen does not become habit-forming when taken for a long time or in large doses, but it may cause other unwanted effects, including liver damage, if too much is taken.

In the U.S., these medicines are available only with your medical doctor's or dentist's prescription. In Canada, some acetaminophen, codeine, and caffeine combinations are available without a prescription.

These medicines are available in the following dosage forms:

Oral
• Acetaminophen and Codeine
  • Capsules (U.S.)
  • Oral solution (U.S. and Canada)
  • Oral suspension (U.S.)
  • Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
• Acetaminophen, Codeine, and Caffeine
  • Tablets (Canada)
• Dihydrocodeine, Acetaminophen, and Caffeine
  • Capsules (U.S.)
• Hydrocodone and Acetaminophen
  • Capsules (U.S.)
  • Oral solution (U.S.)
  • Tablets (U.S.)
• Oxycodone and Acetaminophen
  • Capsules (U.S.)
  • Oral solution (U.S.)
  • Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
• Pentazocine and Acetaminophen
  • Tablets (U.S.)
• Propoxyphene and Acetaminophen
  • Tablets (U.S.)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

• Allay ⁴
• Anexsia 5/500 ⁴
• Anexsia 7.5/650 ⁴
• Anolor DH 5 ⁴
• Bancap-HC ⁴
• Capital with Codeine ¹
• Co-Gesic ⁴
• Darvocet-N 50 ⁷
• Darvocet-N 100 ⁷
• DHCplus ³
• Dolacet ⁴
• Dolagesic ⁴
• Duocet ⁴
• E-Lor ⁷
• Endocet ⁵
• EZ III ¹
• Hycomed ⁴
• Hyco-Pap ⁴
• Hydrocet ⁴
• Hydrogesic ⁴
• HY-PHEN ⁴
• Lorcet 10/650 ⁴
• Lorcet-HD ⁴
• Lorcet Plus ⁴
• Lortab ⁴
• Lortab 2.5/500 ⁴
• Lortab 5/500 ⁴
• Lortab 7.5/500 ⁴
• Lortab 10/500 ⁴
• Margesic #3 ¹
• Margesic-H ⁴
• Oncet ⁴
• Panacet 5/500 ⁴
• Panlor ⁴
• Percocet 2.5/325 ⁵
• Percocet 5/325 ⁵
• Percocet 7.5/500 ⁵
• Percocet 10/650 ⁵
• Phenaphen with Codeine No.3 ¹
• Phenaphen with Codeine No.4 ¹
• Polygesic ⁴
• Propacet 100 ⁷
• Pyregesic-C ¹
• Roxicet ⁵
• Roxicet 5/500 ⁵
• Roxilox ⁵
• Stagesic ⁴
• Talacen ⁶
• T-Gesic ⁴
• Tylenol with Codeine Elixir ¹
• Tylenol with Codeine No.2 ¹
• Tylenol with Codeine No.3 ¹
• Tylenol with Codeine No.4 ¹
• Tylox ⁵
• Ugesic ⁴
• Vanacet ⁴
• Vendone ⁴
• Vicodin ⁴
• Vicodin ES ⁴
• Wygesic ⁷
• Zydone ⁴

In Canada -

• Acet-2 ²
• Acet-3 ²
• Acet Codeine 30 ¹
• Acet Codeine 60 ¹
• Atasol-8 ²
• Atasol-15 ²
• Atasol-30 ²
• Cetaphen with Codeine ²
• Cetaphen Extra-Strength with Codeine ²
• Cotabs ²
• Empracet-30 ¹
• Empracet-60 ¹
• Emtec-30 ¹
• Endocet ⁵
• Exdol-8 ²
• Lenoltec with Codeine No.1 ²
• Lenoltec with Codeine No.2 ²
• Lenoltec with Codeine No.3 ²
• Lenoltec with Codeine No.4 ¹
• Novo-Gesic C8 ²
• Novo-Gesic C15 ²
• Novo-Gesic C30 ²
• Oxycocet ⁵
• Percocet ⁵
• Percocet-Demi ⁵
• PMS-Acetaminophen with Codeine ¹
• Roxicet ⁵
• Triatec-8 ²
• Triatec-30 ¹
• Triatec-8 Strong ²
• Tylenol with Codeine Elixir ¹
• Tylenol with Codeine No.1 ²
• Tylenol with Codeine No.2 ²
• Tylenol with Codeine No.3 ²
• Tylenol with Codeine No.4 ¹
• Tylenol with Codeine No.1 Forte ²

Other commonly used names are:

• APAP with codeine
• Co-codAPAP
• Co-hycodAPAP
• Co-oxycodAPAP
• Co-proxAPAP
• Drocode, acetaminophen, and caffeine
• Hydrocodone with APAP
• Oxycodone with APAP
• Propoxyphene with APAP