Lortab vs. Fentanyl: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Lortab and Fentanyl. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 382,370 people who take Lortab and Fentanyl, 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 Fentanyl?
Fentanyl has active ingredients of fentanyl citrate. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 73,301 Fentanyl users. Check the latest studies of Fentanyl.
382,370 people who take Lortab and Fentanyl are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Fentanyl (fentanyl citrate)
- Lortab (acetaminophen; hydrocodone bitartrate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Lortab:
- not at all: 1.3900000000000001 %
- somewhat: 21.31 %
- moderate: 41.8 %
- high: 27.13 %
- very high: 8.38 %
Fentanyl:
- not at all: 1.99 %
- somewhat: 18.6 %
- moderate: 35.22 %
- high: 32.89 %
- very high: 11.3 %
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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.
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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 zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on acetaminophen; hydrocodone bitartrate and fentanyl citrate (the active ingredients of Lortab and Fentanyl, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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).
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