Hydrocodone or dihydrocodeinone is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from two of the naturally-occurring opiates codeine and thebaine . Hydrocodone is an orally-active narcotic analgesic and antitussive . more

Hydrocodone or dihydrocodeinone is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from two of the naturally-occurring opiates codeine and thebaine . Hydrocodone is an orally-active narcotic analgesic and antitussive . It is commonly available in tablet, capsule, and syrup form, and is often compounded with other analgesics like paracetamol or ibuprofen . It is marketed, in its varying forms, under a number of trademarks , including Vicodin , Symtan, Anexsia , Dicodid , Hycodan (or generically Hydromet ), Hycomine , Hycet , Lorcet , Lortab , Norco , Novahistex , Hydrovo , Duodin , Kolikodol , Orthoxycol , Mercodinone , Synkonin , Norgan , and Hydrokon . Hydrocodone was first synthesized in Germany in 1920 [ 1 ] and was approved by the FDA on 23 March 1943 for sale in the United States under the brand name Hycodan. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] less