Millions suffering from heartburn and indigestion might be saving a pretty penny if they gave ginger a try as a treatment for heartburn instead of the multi-billion dollar drug industryâs many acid-blockers. Acid Reflux, Drugs, and Side-Effects.
Vicodin is a narcotic. Vicodin is both a medical and a legal narcotic. First, the main ingredient of Vicodin (hydrocodone) is an an opiod analgesic, or pain reliever. Second, Vicodin is scheduled as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning that it has a medical use but can only be legally used when prescribed.
Although both hydrocodone and oxycodone have preparations that are classified as Schedule II narcotics, all other drugs that contain oxycodone like Tylox, Percocet and Roxilox are still placed under schedule II while the drugs that contain hydrocodone are only placed under Schedule III.