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Lortab ®
Generic : Hydrocodone / Aspirin
Active Ingredients :
Hydrocodone
Narcotic analgesic related to codeine,
but more potent and more addicting by weight. It is used also as cough suppressant.
Pharmacologic Action :
>Opioid Analgesic
>Antitussive Agent
>Narcotic
Aspirin
The prototypical analgesic used in the treatment of mild to moderate pain.
It has anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties and acts as an inhibitor
of cyclooxygenase which results in the inhibition of the biosynthesis of
prostaglandins. Aspirin also inhibits platelet
aggregation and is used in the prevention of arterial and venous thrombosis.
Pharmacologic Action :
>Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agent
>Fibrinolytic Agent
>Platelet Aggregation Inhibitor
>Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor
- Use in Dentistry :
Management of moderate to severe postoperative pain.
- Articles :
Beaver WT.
Aspirin and acetaminophen as constituents of analgesic combinations.
(Arch Intern Med. 1981 Feb 23;141(3 Spec No):293-300.)
>Abstract
Barkin RL.
Acetaminophen, aspirin, or Ibuprofen in combination analgesic products.
(Am J Ther. 2001 Nov-Dec;8(6):433-42.)
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