[sparkeycarw]

What is the difference between vicodin an vicodin E S Thanks GM

[kirby]

Vicodin is 5 mg hydrocodone and 500 mg acetaminophen.

Vicodin ES is 7.5 mg hydrocodone and 750 mg acetaminophen.

[mellenfan]

Also I beleive ES is Extended Release I could be wrong but this is a possibility .

[lefty]

Extra Strength [?][?]

[kirby]

quote:Also I beleive ES is Extended Release I could be wrong but this is a possibility .

I don't know what ES stands for - I've never seen ES written out.

ES could be Extra-Strength like Lefty said. And there is also Vicodin HP. What's that - maybe "high potency"? These brand names elude me. And Abbott uses something called "Abbo-Code" to identify its pills. So ES and HP could mean anything (company secret??).

I did read that Vicodin got its name because hydrocodone is supposed to be 6 times stronger than codeine - hence, VI (Roman numerals for "6") and "codin" for codeine. Myth or fact??

But ES is not extended-release. As far as I know, there is no extended-release hydrocodone/APAP combination on the market.