Whats the difference in lortab and oxycoten?

Question

Whats the difference in lortab and oxycoten?

Answer 1

Both are controlled substances.

Lortab is a combination of acetaminophen (Tylenol) and hydrocodone.

Oxycontin is a controlled-release form of oxycodone.

***Edit:  I was curious about Lortab because I thought that what Kate wrote about it being CIV didn't seem right.  So, I spoke to a pharmacist.  He told me that Lortab is a Schedule III drug (in the US) and a narcotic because it contains hydrocodone.  

Cheers.

Answer 2

about 90 bucks.

Answer 3

Kate - I'm sorry, but that is NOT correct.  Lortab is a schedule III drug, not schedule IV and it IS a narcotic.  Hydrocodone is an opiate.

Lortab is a combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen.  Hydrocodone is a semi-synthetic opiate analgesic (pain killer).  Acetaminophen is a non-narcotic analgesic.  Lortab is supplied as 5/500mg, 7.5/500mg and 10/500mg in pill form.  The first number is the amount of hydrocodone while the second is the acetaminophen dosage.  Lortab also comes as an elixir in 500/7.5/15 mL.  This means that there is 500mg of acetaminophen and 7.5mg of hydrocodone in every 15 mL of the elixir.

Oxycontin is a time released version of the opiate analgesic oxycodone.  Oxycodone is generally considered to be a stronger pain reliever than hydrocodone.  It also has a higher abuse potential and is therefore classified as a schedule II drug by the DEA.  The name Oxycontin mean OXYcodone CONTINuous.

Answer 4

Oxyyconten is a narcotic.

Answer 5

boy kete is a pharmasist and she doesn't even know what she is talk ing about it is a narcotic you better go back to school kate remind us not to go to your place of employment....  

Answer 6

Lortab is more similar to Vicodin then Oxycontin. Oxycontin is oxycodone Extended release, Lortab is Hydrocodone, also oxycontin is a schedule 2 narcotic, Lortab is a schedule 4 and not narcotic

ok there seems to be a lot of talk about my answer, and i apologize  for my error in saying it was a sched 4, not 3. But There is a hug differnece in the "narcotic" factor that people seem to be talking about. In the USA you need a legal picture ID to pick up/ drop off NARCOTIC sched 2 drugs ie: Oxycontin. you do NOT have the same requirements in having a RX written for Loritab. Thats what i meant. And i never said I was a Rph, I said my source has 10 years exp. working in a pharmacy...