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A member asked:

Is it true that hydrocodone metabolizes into morphine like tylenol 4 when it goes through the liver?

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Dr. Al Hegab answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

No: Hydrocodone is metabolized into hydromorphone, unlike codeine in tylenol #4, which metabolized into morphine

Answered 6/27/2019

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