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Hydrocodone | Opioid analgesic |
Ibuprofen | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
Clinical data | |
Trade names | Ibudone, Reprexain, Vicoprofen |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Professional Drug Facts |
MedlinePlus | a601006 |
License data | |
Dependence liability | Moderate |
Routes of administration | By mouth |
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Pharmacokinetic data | |
Bioavailability | >80% |
Metabolism | for hydrocodone: liver, CYP3A4; for ibuprofen: liver, CYP2C9 |
Elimination half-life | for hydrocodone: 228-294 mins (3.8-4.9 hrs); for ibuprofen: 108-120 mins (1.8-2 hrs) |
Excretion | for hydrocodone: urinary; for ibuprofen: urine primarily (<1% unchanged) |
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Hydrocodone/ibuprofen (INNs), sold under the brand name Vicoprofen, is a fixed-dose combination analgesic medication used in short-term therapy to relieve severe pain.[3][4] Vicoprofen combines the analgesic and antitussive properties of hydrocodone with the analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties of ibuprofen.[1] In contrast to hydrocodone/acetaminophen combination analgesics such as Vicodin, this hydrocodone/ibuprofen avoids some of the liver toxicity which may occur from acetaminophen, but still presents significant dangers in hydrocodone overdose, namely respiratory depression. Vicoprofen is supplied in a fixed dose combination tablet which contains hydrocodone bitartrate, USP 7.5 mg with ibuprofen, USP 200 mg. Additional strengths of generic Vicoprofen are now available, in combinations of 5 mg/200 mg and 10 mg/200 mg respectively.[5]