Generic name: hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen
Dosage form: oral syrup
Drug class:Narcotic analgesic combinations
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jan 1, 2022.
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WARNING: RISK OF MEDICATION ERRORS; ADDICTION, ABUSE, AND MISUSE; RISK EVALUATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGY (REMS); LIFE-THREATENING RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION; ACCIDENTAL INGESTION; NEONATAL OPIOID WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; CYTOCHROME P450 3A4 INTERACTION; HEPATOTOXICITY; and RISKS FROM CONCOMITANT USE WITH BENZODIAZEPINES OR OTHER CNS DEPRESSANTS
Risk of Medication Errors
Ensure accuracy when prescribing, dispensing, and administering LORTAB ELIXIR. Dosing errors due to confusion between mg and mL, and other hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen oral solution of different concentrations can result in accidental overdose and death [see WARNINGS, DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION].
