Patient was educated on the side effects of using Norco as follows:
- Nausea, vomiting, and dry mouth
- These are some of the most common side effects of Norco. Taking Norco with some food can minimize the effects of nausea and vomiting.
- Liberal intake of water with Norco helps preventing a dry mouth.
- Constipation
- Norco slows down the bowel movements heavily and leads to constipation. Constipation is one of the most common and unpleasant side effects with Norco use.
- Drowsiness and dizziness
- Norco produces and intense feeling of drowsiness and dizziness, as a side effect to modifying the pain perception of brain.
- Patients can also experience hallucinations and mood changes due to Norco use.
- Anaphylaxis
- A rare, but serious anaphylactic response can occur for Norco.
- Patients can present with extreme itching and rash, swelling of the face and throat, dizziness, bronchoconstriction, and difficulty breathing.
- This is an emergency and medical attention should be sought immediately, without any delay.
- Hepatic damage
- Norco intake can lead to hepatic injury, thus compromising liver function.
- Hepatic injury and altered liver function can result in increased bilirubin levels in the body, resulting in itching, jaundice with yellowing of skin and sclera, dark urine, altered metabolism with nausea and vomiting, pain in the right upper abdominal quadrant, and fatigue.
