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 Â® (hydrocodone/APAP) is a prescription pain medication. It contains acetaminophen (also known as Tylenol Â® and often abbreviated as APAP) and hydrocodone, an opiate narcotic.As a narcotic, Vicodin is likely to cause constipation.onstipation is a possible side effect of narcotics that does not go away with continued use. In other words, someone who has been using Vicodin for years is just as likely to have constipation due to the drug as someone who just started taking it.