How much Ibuprofen is equivalent to Vicodin?

by Admin on December 7, 2009

I need to know how many mg of Ibuprofen is equivalent to taking one pill of Vicodin. Someone please tell me.

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House December 7, 2009 at 1:34 pm: Poppy’s right. Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and Vicodin (no matter what the proportion, Vicodin/Lortab/Lorcet/Norco are all combinations of the same two drugs – hydrocodone bitartrate with acetaminophen) contains hydrocodone, which is indeed a synthetic codeine analogue. Milligram-for-milligram, hydrocodone is roughly six times "stronger" than codeine. That means that one Vicodin tablet (hydrocodone 5mg / acetaminophen 500mg) has approximately the same analgesic potency as one Tylenol #3 tablet (codeine 30mg / acetaminophen 300mg).

So there’s no equivalent dose of Ibuprofen to get the same effect as Vicodin.
Poppy December 7, 2009 at 1:34 pm: No equivalency, Ibuprofen is an antiinflamitory, Vicodin is synthetic Codine.
gazeygoo December 7, 2009 at 1:34 pm: There is no equivalency, they aren’t the same thing at all. Vicodin is a narcotic and Ibuprofen is a NSAID.

P.S. Vicodin is NOT synthetic codeine. Good grief.