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Pain managementExample report

Hydrocodone

Hysingla ER

Use as directed

There isn't enough evidence to say whether your result changes how hydrocodone works for you, so the guideline makes no recommendation.

The genes behind this label

The guidelines read one gene for hydrocodone. Each card shows the two copies this person inherited and what they mean.

CYP2D6Your two copies: *2/*2x2

Ultrarapid metabolizer

One copy works normally and one works faster than usual.

3.0 activity scoreTypical: 1.25 to 2.25

Turns on or clears about 1 in 4 prescription drugs. These include many drugs for depression, pain and ADHD.

This result doesn't change the label.

What the guidelines say

What each guideline says about your result.

CYP2D6Ultrarapid metabolizer

In plain words
There isn't enough evidence to say whether your result changes how hydrocodone works for you, so the guideline makes no recommendation.
What it means
Minimal evidence for pharmacokinetic or clinical effect.
What the guideline suggests
No recommendation for hydrocodone therapy because of minimal evidence regarding adverse events or analgesia.

Also an ingredient in

Hydrocodone is also in these combination products. The guidance above is for hydrocodone on its own. What this person's genes mean for a combination is less clear, so if someone takes one, it's worth talking over with a prescriber or pharmacist.

About hydrocodone

Hydrocodone is a prescription opioid for pain severe enough to need one, and in some syrups and tablets for cough in adults.

Used for
Pain severe enough to need an opioid when other treatments are not enough; cough in adults 18 and older (hydrocodone and homatropine)

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Don't change a dose on your own. Bring this report to your prescriber or pharmacist. They can weigh it with everything else they know about you.

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