Vimpat and Hydrocodone drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drug interactions are reported among people who take Vimpat (lacosamide) and Hydrocodone (hydrocodone bitartrate; ibuprofen). Common drug interactions include anxiety among females and abdominal distension among males.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Vimpat and Hydrocodone. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 17 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Vimpat?
Vimpat has active ingredients of lacosamide. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 20,831 Vimpat users. Check the latest studies of Vimpat.
What is Hydrocodone?
Hydrocodone has active ingredients of hydrocodone bitartrate; ibuprofen. eHealthMe is studying from 13,115 Hydrocodone users. Check the latest studies of Hydrocodone.
17 people who take Vimpat and Hydrocodone together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Vimpat and Hydrocodone, by gender? *:
female:
- Anxiety
- Chronic kidney disease
- Depression
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (diabetic ketoacidosis (dka) is high concentrations of ketone bodies)
- Nephrogenic anaemia (anaemia due to kidney disease)
- Polyp
- Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)
- Renal injury (kidney injury)
- Diverticulitis (digestive disease which involves the formation of pouches (diverticula) within the bowel wall)
- Fall
male:
- Abdominal distension
- Abdominal pain
- Ear pain
- Erythema (redness of the skin)
- Eye irritation
- Facial pain
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Increased appetite
- Induration (thickening of tissue)
- Infusion site pruritus (severe itching at infusion site)
What are the common drug interactions of Vimpat and Hydrocodone, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:
0-1:
n/a
2-9:
n/a
10-19:
n/a
20-29:
- Dry eye (lack of adequate tears)
- Chest discomfort
- Cough
- Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
- Induration (thickening of tissue)
- Infusion site pruritus (severe itching at infusion site)
- Infusion site urticaria (rash of round, red welts on the skin at infusion site)
- Maculopathy (a condition or disease of the macula, the small spot in the retina where vision is keenest)
- Urticaria (rash of round, red welts on the skin that itch intensely)
- Wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound made while you breath)
30-39:
- Pneumonia
40-49:
- Generalised anxiety disorder (excessive, uncontrollable, unexplained and often irrational worry)
- Abdominal pain upper
- Confusional state
- Ear pain
- Erythema (redness of the skin)
- Eye irritation
- Facial pain
- Loss of consciousness
- Memory impairment
- Pharyngeal haemorrhage (pharyngeal bleeding)
50-59:
- Ligament sprain (ligament stretched)
- Neuralgia (pain in one or more nerves)
- Rectal haemorrhage (bleeding from anus)
- Cerebrovascular accident (sudden death of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture)
- Gait disturbance
- Nerve compression
- Pulmonary mass
- Vertigo positional
- Headache (pain in head)
- Infection
60+:
- Anxiety
- Chronic kidney disease
- Depression
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (diabetic ketoacidosis (dka) is high concentrations of ketone bodies)
- Nephrogenic anaemia (anaemia due to kidney disease)
- Polyp
- Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)
- Renal injury (kidney injury)
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Pain: 3 people, 17.65%
- Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain): 3 people, 17.65%
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 3 people, 17.65%
- Immunodeficiency Common Variable: 3 people, 17.65%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 2 people, 11.76%
- Essential Tremor: 2 people, 11.76%
- Fibromyalgia (a long-term condition which causes pain all over the body): 2 people, 11.76%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 2 people, 11.76%
- Depression: 2 people, 11.76%
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 2 people, 11.76%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Effectiveness of, side effects of, and alternative drugs to the 2 drugs:
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- Hydrocodone (13,115 reports)
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zSub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Vimpat:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Hydrocodone:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all interactions between Vimpat and drugs from A to Z:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all interactions between Hydrocodone and drugs from A to Z:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on lacosamide and hydrocodone bitartrate; ibuprofen (the active ingredients of Vimpat and Hydrocodone, respectively), and Vimpat and Hydrocodone (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
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