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Brand Name	Generic Name
Vicodin	hydrocodone

Hydrocodone is available as tablets, capsules, or syrups. It is sometimes combined with other medicines such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen.

Brand Name	Generic Name
Methadose	methadone

Methadone is available as pills or as a liquid that you swallow. It is also given as a shot.

Generic Name

morphine

Morphine is available as pills or as rectal suppositories. It is also given as a shot or intravenously. Pills such as MS Contin supply a controlled release of morphine.

Brand Name	Generic Name
Percodan	oxycodone

Oxycodone is available as pills, controlled-release tablets, or a liquid that you swallow. It is sometimes combined with acetaminophen or aspirin.

Narcotic drugs are also called narcotics or opioids.

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Last updated:	October 30, 2007
Author:	Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH
Reviewed By:	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine, Michael Seth Rabin, MD - Medical Oncology
Editors:	Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC

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