[susieswift]

Can someone tell me the difference between lortab 500mg and norco 325 mg?

[incognito]

There is no such thing as a Lorcet 500mg. Lorcet refers to a brand name formulation containing Hydrocodone 10mg Acetaminophen 650mg.

A Norco contains 325mg Acetaminophen with varying amounts of Hydrocodone 5mg, 7.5mg, 10mg.

So if you were comparing a Lorcet and a Norco 10, they would both have the same amount of Hydrocodone, but the Lorcet would have twice as much Acetaminophen (Tylenol) with 650mg than the Norco which has 325mg.


Note- Many people inaccurately refer to a Hydrocodone/APAP by the Acetaminophen content like Norco 325mg. This doesn't really work since Norcos only contain 325mg Acetaminophen, BUT they are available with varying amounts of Hydrocodone. Referring to the pill as a Norco 5, Norco 7.5, or Norco 10 is much more accurate.

Also, there are a couple of other Lorcet type combos with different amounts of APAP. Lorcet Plus contains 7.5mg Hydrocodone and 650mg APAP. Lorcet HD contains 5mg Hydrocodone and 500mg APAP.



If you give us the imprints of the two pills you are referring to, we can give you the exact difference between the two.

[incognito]

It would have been better to make a new reply instead of editing. It took me a second to see what was new.

Again, Lortab 500mg doesn't tell us anything. Neither does Norco 325mg. We need to know the strength of Hydrocodone NOT Acetaminophen to tell you the difference.

When you write Lortab, we know that it contains Acetaminophen 500mg. Same with Norco, all Norco's contain Acetaminophen 325mg with varying amounts of Hydrocodone.


Norco comes with either 5mg, 7.5mg or 10mg of Hydrocodone combined with 325mg of Acetaminophen.

Lortab comes with either 2.5mg, 5mg, 7.5mg, or 10mg of Hydrocodone combined with 500mg.


So the only difference is that Lortab (in all Hydrocodone strengths) has 175mg more Acetaminophen (Tylenol) than a Norco. And of course, the Hydrocodone will vary, but it is easy to calculate that. If you are comparing a Norco 10 to a Lortab 5, then the Norco will have 5mg more Hydrocodone and 175mg less Acetaminophen than the Lortab 5.

The Acetaminophen variation is the common denominator across the board with Hydrocodone combos.


If you will tell us the imprints on the pills, or at least tell us what strength you are curious about (and NOT THE ACETAMINOPHEN STRENGTH) we can give you more detailed info.