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Can Regular Intake Of Norco 2x Affect The Kidney Function?

My 91 yr old mother has been taking Norco 2x daily 5-325 for pain due to fracture in pelvic area...her recent lab BUN is 43 and BUN?CR ratio is 31 Can Norco adversely affect kidney function and are her numbers to be concerned about..dr took her off aleve which was only one or two a day
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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NORCO IS paracetamol(PCM) plus Oxycodone PCM affects liver in large dose and oxycodone is eliminated mix by liver followed bt kidney BUT IN normal people with no liver kidney disease it does not cause any renal toxicity
regarding your mother her BUN is just up by 3 and ratio is high by 11 which can be due to dehydration or hypoperfusion of kidney
is her fracture been fixed or yet to be fixed since if there is blood loss then this is seen evn withot any pain medication and comes to norml as you restore blood volume? i would recommend to increase hydration the ratio would come down YOU SHOULD WAIT AND KEEP HER HYDRARED
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Can Regular Intake Of Norco 2x Affect The Kidney Function?

NORCO IS paracetamol(PCM) plus Oxycodone PCM affects liver in large dose and oxycodone is eliminated mix by liver followed bt kidney BUT IN normal people with no liver kidney disease it does not cause any renal toxicity regarding your mother her BUN is just up by 3 and ratio is high by 11 which can be due to dehydration or hypoperfusion of kidney is her fracture been fixed or yet to be fixed since if there is blood loss then this is seen evn withot any pain medication and comes to norml as you restore blood volume? i would recommend to increase hydration the ratio would come down YOU SHOULD WAIT AND KEEP HER HYDRARED