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Hydrocodone

Developed for
chronic pain syndrome · carpal tunnel syndrome · musculoskeletal system disorder · neuropathy, painful · tooth disorder · de Quervain disease · dementia · ganglion or cyst of synovium/tendon/bursa
+1 more · pregnancy disorder with abortive outcome
Investigated by
Cephalon · Charleston Laboratories, Inc · Purdue Pharma LP · Zogenix, Inc. · Abbott · Loma Linda University
+27 more · London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's · Mallinckrodt · Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Limited · Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. · VA Office of Research and Development · AbbVie · Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) · Carilion Clinic · Grünenthal GmbH · Horizon Health Network · Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University · Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. · Le Bonheur Children's Hospital · McGill University · Montefiore Medical Center · OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc. · PriCara, Unit of Ortho-McNeil, Inc. · Reckitt Benckiser Inc. · Rush University Medical Center · Sanford Health · Syneos Health · The Campbell Foundation · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Universidad Europea de Canarias · University of Michigan · University of Minnesota · University of Western Ontario, Canada

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 2 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Filed chronic pain syndrome 1 milestone
Filed US (FDA) — chronic pain syndrome 2015-02-25

“has accepted for review the New Drug Application (NDA) for the company’s hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release (ER) tablets” tevapharm.com ↗

“our NDA for hydrocodone bitartrate ER tablets, which was accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.” tevapharm.com ↗

Approved Indication not stated 1 milestone
Approved US (FDA) HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE AND IBUPROFEN — 2006-11-06 fda.gov ↗

Trials 37

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 01 trial
Phase 0 NCT02540512 Jul → Sep 2017 musculoskeletal system disorder Loma Linda University Withdrawn No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 114 trials
Phase 1 NCT03567941 Dec 2017 → Oct 2018 — Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Limited Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03137030 Sep 2017 → Jan 2018 substance-related disorder Grünenthal GmbH Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02618395 Dec 2015 → Jan 2016 — Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Limited Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02561741 Dec 2012 — Mallinckrodt Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02243241 Nov 2012 → May 2013 — Purdue Pharma LP Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01596673 Mar → May 2012 substance abuse Cephalon Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01319279 Apr → Aug 2011 — Cephalon Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01319266 Mar → Oct 2011 impaired renal function disease Cephalon Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02242734 Feb → May 2011 — Zogenix, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02244762 Feb → May 2011 impaired renal function disease Zogenix, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 21 trial
Phase 2 NCT01364922 Jun → Oct 2011 chronic pain syndrome AbbVie Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 312 trials · 3 met primary
Phase 3 NCT03586934 Jun 2018 → Jun 2019 substance-related disorder Rush University Medical Center Withdrawn No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 3 NCT03404518 Feb → Oct 2018 — Loma Linda University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03657810 Aug 2017 → Apr 2018 — Charleston Laboratories, Inc Completed Mixed
Phase 3 NCT02487108 Aug 2015 → Mar 2016 — Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT02462850 Oct 2014 → Jan 2015 — Charleston Laboratories, Inc Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01789970 Mar 2013 → Feb 2014 — Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT01780428 Jan → Oct 2013 — Charleston Laboratories, Inc Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01402375 Jan 2012 → Nov 2014 — Montefiore Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01452529 Oct 2011 → Sep 2013 chronic pain syndrome Purdue Pharma LP Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT01400139 Jul 2011 → Aug 2013 chronic pain syndrome Purdue Pharma LP Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 45 trials
Phase 4 NCT04905563 Jun 2021 → Jan 2024 — Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03375593 Aug 2019 → Oct 2021 — London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03372382 Dec 2017 → Apr 2018 substance-related disorder The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01974609 Mar 2016 → Feb 2022 carpal tunnel syndrome Horizon Health Network Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00385684 Oct 2007 → Dec 2011 Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia VA Office of Research and Development Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable4 trials · 1 met primary
— NCT06240390 May → Aug 2024 neuropathy, painful Universidad Europea de Canarias Withdrawn No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
— NCT04176783 Mar 2018 → Jul 2021 — OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT01982799 Feb 2014 → Sep 2015 tooth disorder University of Minnesota Withdrawn No outcome recorded Stop: Business
— NCT00386243 Dec 2007 → May 2012 chronic pain syndrome VA Office of Research and Development Completed Met primary
Comparator or background therapy52 trials
Phase 0 NCT03820193 Comparator Jan 2019 → Jun 2020 substance-related disorder Henry Ford Health System Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT03579446 Background Nov 2018 → Jun 2023 hematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasm, metastatic malignant neoplasm M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT06484439 Comparator Feb 2018 → Nov 2021 impacted teeth, multiple, neuropathy, painful United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT02373254 Comparator Jan → Oct 2015 — University of California, Davis Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03640247 Background Nov 2018 → Dec 2019 parathyroid gland disorder, thyroid gland disorder MetroHealth Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 14

DateIssuerRelease
2020-08-24 Teva Canada Regulatory Important safety information on prescription cough and cold products containing opioids and the risk of opioid ase disorder in children and adolescents tevacanada.com ↗
Prescription cough and cold products containing codeine, hydrocodone or normethadone are NOT indicated for use in children and adolescents (younger than 18 years of age) since:
2018-01-08 Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. Results Acura Pharmaceuticals Announces Successful Results from Study AP-LTX-301 acurapharm.com ↗
Results demonstrated a trend toward BE for both active ingredients in LTX-03 formulations A through E, with one at no buffer and four at lower buffer strength tablets.
2017-10-09 Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. Results Acura Pharmaceuticals Advances LTX-03 and its LIMITx™ Technology acurapharm.com ↗
In Study 300, a single LTX-03 dose formulated without any buffer achieved a peak blood concentration (Cmax) of hydrocodone of 82% of the reference drug.
2017-06-26 Lannett Company, Inc. Regulatory Lannett Receives Approval For Additional Dosage Strengths Of Hydrocodone Bitartrate And Acetaminophen Tablets USP investorroom.com ↗
2017-06-22 Lannett Company, Inc. Regulatory Lannett Receives Approval For Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen Tablets USP, 5 mg/300 mg, 7.5 mg/300 mg And 10 mg/300 mg investorroom.com ↗
2017-01-18 Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. Regulatory Teva Receives FDA Approval for VANTRELATM ER (Hydrocodone Bitartrate) Extended-Release Tablets [CII] Formulated with Proprietary Abuse Deterrence Technology tevapharm.com ↗
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved VANTRELATM ER (hydrocodone bitartrate) extended-release tablets [CII] formulated with Teva’s proprietary abuse deterrence technology.
2016-12-04 Lupin Limited Regulatory Lupin Receives FDA Approval for Generic Norco® Tablets lupin.com ↗
Lupin Somerset (also known as Novel Laboratories, Inc.) has received final approval for its Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen Tablets USP, 5 mg/325 mg, 7.5 mg/325 mg and 10 mg/325 mg from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
2016-06-07 Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. Regulatory Teva Gains Recommendation for Approval from FDA Advisory Committees for VANTRELA™ ER (hydrocodone bitartrate) Extended-Release Tablets CII Formulated with Proprietary Abuse Deterrence Technology tevapharm.com ↗
The committees also voted: 14 to 3 that if approved, VANTRELA ER should be labeled as an abuse-deterrent product by the oral route of abuse.
2015-02-25 Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. Regulatory Teva Announces FDA Acceptance for Review of NDA for its Investigational Twice-Daily Hydrocodone Bitartrate Extended-Release Tablets with Proprietary Abuse Deterrence Technology tevapharm.com ↗
2014-10-08 Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. Regulatory Teva Announces Initiation of New Drug Application and Positive Results from Second Human Abuse Liability Study for CEP-33237 (Hydrocodone Bitartrate) Extended-Release Tablets tevapharm.com ↗
Teva expects to complete the NDA submission by the end of 2014.
2014-09-29 Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. Results Acura Pharmaceuticals Hydrocodone Bitartrate With Acetaminophen Tablets Meet Clinical Endpoints acurapharm.com ↗
Further, the studies demonstrated dose proportionality, or relatively consistent blood exposure, across all three dosage strengths of AVERSION H/A.
2014-04-30 Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. Results Teva Reports Positive Results from Pivotal Phase III Study to Evaluate Hydrocodone Bitartrate Extended-Release Tablets (CEP-33237) for Moderate to Severe Chronic Low Back Pain tevapharm.com ↗
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE:TEVA) today announced positive results from a pivotal Phase III study of hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release tablets designed with Teva’s proprietary technology providing potential abuse-deterrent properties (CEP-33237).

All press releases naming this drug 15 releases

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Evidence & citations 8 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 89 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as hydrocodone “A Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Active- and Placebo-Controlled, 4-Way Crossover Study to Evaluate the Relative Abuse Potential of Hydrocodone Bitartrate and...” NCT03567941 ↗
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“The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of hydrocodone bitartrate/acetaminophen immediate-release tablets at doses of 5.0 milligrams (mg)/325...” NCT02487108 ↗

“Biphasic immediate-release (IR)/extended-release (ER) hydrocodone bitartrate (HB)/acetaminophen (APAP) 7.5/325-mg tablets are formulated with gastroretentive ER drug delivery...” PMID 26614499 ↗ Nov 2015

“This is a double-blind, randomized, multiple-dose, placebo- and positive-controlled study of CL-108 (hydrocodone 7.5 mg/APAP 325 mg, promethazine 12.5 mg) in patients with...” NCT01780428 ↗

“This clinical trial is being conducted to compare concentrations of hydrocodone and acetaminophen in the blood after administration of different amounts of tablets of a new and...” NCT03137030 ↗

“Evaluation of the Effect of Hepatic Impairment on the Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism of Hydrocodone and Its Metabolites Following Administration of Hydrocodone Bitartrate...” NCT02242734 ↗

“Evaluation of the Effect of Renal Impairment on the Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism of Hydrocodone and Its Metabolites Following Administration of Hydrocodone Bitartrate...” NCT02244762 ↗

“A Pilot Study in Healthy Volunteers to Assess the Rate and Extent of Absorption of Hydrocodone From 20 mg Hydrocodone Bitartrate Extended-Release (HC-ER) Capsules, in Both Fed...” NCT02117141 ↗

“Hydrocodone bitartrate 80 mg (day 9), 120 mg (day 12), 160 mg \[(1) 40 mg tablet + (1) 120 mg tablet\] (day 15) extended-release tablets administered orally every 24 hours.” NCT02243241 ↗

“Participants were randomized to receive 5 mg of hydrocodone with 300 mg of acetaminophen (opioid) or 400 mg of ibuprofen and 500 mg of acetaminophen (nonopioid).” PMID 39755971 ↗ Jan 2025

“Norco is a combination medication that contains both an opioid pain reliever (hydrocodone) and a non-opioid pain reliever (acetaminophen).” NCT03605914 ↗

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Known as HC-ER “Evaluation of the Effect of Hepatic Impairment on the Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism of Hydrocodone and Its Metabolites Following Administration of Hydrocodone Bitartrate...” NCT02242734 ↗
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“Hydrocodone Bitartrate Extended-Release (HC-ER) 20 mg Capsules” NCT02244762 ↗

Known as HYD “The Effect of Hydrocodone Bitartrate (HYD) Extended-Release Tablets on QT /QTc Intervals in Healthy Adult Subjects” NCT02243241 ↗
Known as Hydrocodon ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT03820193 ↗
Known as Hydrocodone Bitartrate “An Open-Label, Single-Dose Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics of the Hydrocodone Bitartrate Extended-Release Tablet (45 mg) in Subjects With Normal Renal Function and...” NCT01319266 ↗
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“Evaluation of the Effect of Hepatic Impairment on the Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism of Hydrocodone and Its Metabolites Following Administration of Hydrocodone Bitartrate...” NCT02242734 ↗

“The Effect of Hydrocodone Bitartrate (HYD) Extended-Release Tablets on QT /QTc Intervals in Healthy Adult Subjects” NCT02243241 ↗

“Hydrocodone Bitartrate Extended-Release (HC-ER) 20 mg Capsules” NCT02244762 ↗

Known as Hydrocodone ER “Hydrocodone ER was taken by participants randomized to the hydrocodone ER treatment arm during the double-blind treatment period at the dose level identified during the...” NCT01789970 ↗
Known as hydrocodone/acetaminophen extended release ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT01364922 ↗
Route Oral “oral hydrocodone 10 mg/acetaminophen 650 mg” NCT00574015 ↗