How Long Does Norco Stay In Our System?

Posted on Mon, 6 Apr 2015

Question: I recently fell off the roof trying to shingle it myself. My husband takes Norco 7.5 and I've been taking about 6-7 a day for about 5 days. How long does it take to get out of my urine? And is this totally confidential?It's been 4 days. is that enough

Answered by Dr. Dr. Michelle Gibson (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
urine and blood up to 24 hours

Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

Norco contains a mixture of hydrocodone and acetaminophen.

The half life of a drug is the time it takes for a medication in the body to decrease by half , this continues till it is completely eliminated. This normally takes 3 to 5 half lives.

The half life of hydrocodone is approximately 4 hours. This means that most of it should be eliminated in 12 to 20 hours

The detection time however varies slightly according to the type of testing done.
In urine , it may be detected up to 24 hours after last taking the medication

In blood,again up to 24 hours in most persons.

In hair, it can sometimes be detected up to weeks after starting the medication.

Typically most testing is with urine.

I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar