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December 1, 2005 - 5:52pm
carpwidow
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I have two pills in one old pill bottle which is labeled hydrocordone/APAP 5/500. I can only assume I put them together because they were similar...but not sure, and I don't want to take anything not properly labeled.

The first one is a white oblong tablet, scored once with the imprint M357.

The other one is a round blue tablet, scored once, and imprinted Percocet 5.

Are these the same drug/strength?

Thanks in advance...

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December 1, 2005 - 7:24pm
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kirby
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M357 and Percocet5

Oblong white tablet imprinted M 357 is 5 mg hydrocodone and 500 mg acetaminophen.

Mallinckrodt Hydrocodone/APAP 5/500
 
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And round blue tablet imprinted Percocet 5 is 5 mg Percocet.   It contains 5 mg oxycodone and 325 mg acetaminophen.
 
Percocet 5 
 

Percocet image from Drug Digest.

Both are narcotic analgesics.  The Percocet pill might be a little stronger, but I'm not sure.  On some narcotic equivalence charts, oxycodone is listed as being equivalent to or 1 1/2 times as strong as hydrocodone.  So I guess strength is dependent upon how it affects each individual.

I'm not a pharmacist or a medical doctor. This message is not medical advice nor is it an offer to provide medical advice. All drug identifications should be validated by a licensed MD or pharmacist.
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December 1, 2005 - 8:15pm
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Thanks

I appreciate the quick response...bottle is now labeled.

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