Difference between Norco and Vicodin (hydrocodone)

[Csue]

Hi..
I would like to know the difference between your common 500mg Vocodin (hydrocodone) and Norco. Just what is in Vicodin and what is in Norco? Which one is stronger?
tia..csue*

[Travisr]

What the diffrence is the amount of tylenol and hydrocodne. The vicoden comes in 5/500 and 7.5/500 strenght. The norcos have less tylenol in them, meaning you can take more. I think they come in 7.5/325 and 10/325. So you COULD safely take 3 pills at a time. Personaly, I rather have the 5/500 vicodens because they seem to help my back pain more. IMO...

[ARTIST658]

To clarify, if I may,

They both contain the exact same drug mixture, just in different proportions.

The way to tell which would be more pain relief would be to look at the actual numbers after the drug name. The first number is the amount of hydrocodone (the narcotic part) and the second number is the amount of acetaminophin (tylenol). That's the way to compare them.

[uruth]

I find that norco makes me more drowsy. Why

[ARTIST658]

I find that norco makes me more drowsy. Why

The only reason you'd be drowsier on the norco is if there was a higher amount of hydrocodone in the mix. Compare the 1st number on the dosage strength. (In other words, 5/500 is half the hydrocodone of 10/500.)

[unwanted78]

Narco also come in 5/325

[unwanted78]

I know I'm used to 5/500 vicodin and my orthopedic Dr gave 5/325 narco. I had to take two to take the edge off the pain.

[ARTIST658]

I know I'm used to 5/500 vicodin and my orthopedic Dr gave 5/325 narco. I had to take two to take the edge off the pain.

Both of these pills have the same amount of hydrocodone - 5 mg. The only difference is the amount of Tylenol, which is the 2nd number.

[jojotwo]

Norco (made by Watson Pharmaceuticals) has changed their formula very recently. They claim they only left out the yellow dye, but since the new formula without dye, the Norco makes me VERY sleepy and I feel totally drugged out on them. The company told me the DEA made them leave out the dye, but according to DEA, that is absolutely a lie. I also had a drug test after taking the new ones and I had a positive for "morphocodone" - a morphine derivative that, to my knowledge, I have not taken. I have to wonder if the Norco was either contaminated or the formula changed with the addition of morphocodone but they are saying it isn't a new formula to get around the FDA requirements for new drugs. I have Celiac and finding a pain medication now that does not make me drowsy or have gluten in it is beginning to be near impossible.

I find that norco makes me more drowsy. Why

[jojotwo]

I know I'm used to 5/500 vicodin and my orthopedic Dr gave 5/325 narco. I had to take two to take the edge off the pain.

The new Norco also does not work on pain the way it used to.