The most common side effects associated with hydrocodone/acetaminophen are abdominal pain, dizziness, light-headedness, nausea, shortness of breath, unusual tiredness, or vomiting. hycet contains hydrocodone which, in high doses or certain patients, may cause dose-related respiratory depression or irregular breathing. Infants may have increased sensitivity to these respiratory depressant effects. As with any narcotic, special caution should be used when prescribing hydrocodone to elderly or debilitated patients, as well as individuals with impaired hepatic or renal function, hypothyroidism, Addison’s disease, prostatic hypertrophy, or urethral stricture. Caution should also be exercised with patients who are likely to take other acetaminophen-containing medications.

Hydrocodone can produce drug dependence and has the potential for being abused.

Please see hycet’s prescribing information available on this web site.