Lortab and Pressure ulcer - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Pressure ulcer is reported as a side effect among people who take Lortab (acetaminophen; hydrocodone bitartrate), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, also take Lasix, and have Multiple sclerosis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Pressure ulcer when taking Lortab. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 29,547 people who have side effects when taking Lortab from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Lortab?

Lortab has active ingredients of acetaminophen; hydrocodone bitartrate. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 31,285 Lortab users. Check the latest studies of Lortab.

What is Pressure ulcer?

Pressure ulcer is found to be associated with 1,013 drugs and 1,228 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Pressure ulcer.

On Jul, 02, 2026

29,547 people reported to have side effects when taking Lortab.
Among them, 78 people (0.26%) have Pressure ulcer.

Among these 78 people:

What is the gender of people who have Pressure ulcer when taking Lortab? *

female: 43.24 %
male: 56.76 %

What is the age of people who have Pressure ulcer when taking Lortab? *

What are other drugs people take besides Lortab? *

What are other side effects people have besides Pressure ulcer? *

Weakness: 38 people, 48.72%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 33 people, 42.31%
Pneumonia: 32 people, 41.03%
Stress And Anxiety: 31 people, 39.74%
Acute Kidney Failure: 30 people, 38.46%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 29 people, 37.18%
Gait Disturbance: 28 people, 35.90%
Cardiac Failure Congestive: 27 people, 34.62%
Osteonecrosis Of Jaw (death of bone of jaw): 26 people, 33.33%
Anaemia (lack of blood): 25 people, 32.05%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 15 people, 19.23%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 5 people, 6.41%
Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (reoccurrence of an inflammatory disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged): 5 people, 6.41%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 5 people, 6.41%
Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 4 people, 5.13%
Breast Cancer: 4 people, 5.13%
Multiple Sclerosis Relapse (reoccurrence of a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 4 people, 5.13%
Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 4 people, 5.13%
Bone Disorder: 3 people, 3.85%
Colon Cancer Metastatic (cancer of colon spreads to other part of body): 3 people, 3.85%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Lortab:

Lortab (31,285 reports)

Pressure ulcer treatments and more:

Pressure ulcer (11,306 reports)

How severe was Pressure ulcer and when was it recovered:

Pressure ulcer in Lortab

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of acetaminophen; hydrocodone bitartrate:

Pressure ulcer and drugs with ingredients of acetaminophen; hydrocodone bitartrate (373 reports)

Sub-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 Lortab:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Pressure ulcer:

Pressure ulcer (1,013 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Pressure ulcer:

Pressure ulcer (1,228 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on acetaminophen; hydrocodone bitartrate (the active ingredients of Lortab) and Lortab (the brand name). 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?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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