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.
Vicodin and other prescription painkillers will soon be harder to get. What tighter restrictions on hydrocodone products mean for you. Published: September 05, 2014 01:00 PM. U.S. healthcare providers write more prescriptions for Vicodin and other narcotic painkillers that combine the opioid hydrocodone with acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol) than for any other drug.