Tylenol in Percocet Pill

To be exact, Percocet pills do not contain any Tylenol, they contain acetaminophen. You may wonder about the difference... Well, Tylenol is a brand name for the substance internationally known as acetaminophen. Acetaminophen can be distributed under other brand names, too. And various preparations of Tylenol may contain other ingredients combined with acetaminophen (e.g., codeine). Brand names are subject to copyright. They are products licensed to certain manufacturers. Different manufacturers can produce the same medicines under different brand names. Drugs can also be distributed under their generic names (internationally known names of their active ingredients). Actually, each brand contains some active ingredients known under generic names, but no brand contains other brands.

Both Percocet and Tylenol are brand names. Both Percocet and Tylenol contain acetaminophen. Some preparations of Tylenol contain pure acetaminophen, some may contain other active ingredients together with acetaminophen.

Percocet is a compound medication that consists of oxycodone and acetaminophen. It would be a big mistake to associate Tylenol and acetaminophen in a direct manner, which could lead to a conclusion that Percocet may contain other substances in addition to oxycodone and acetaminophen (e.g., codeine).

And now, a little example. What is Percocet 7.5/500? The figures tell the strengths of active ingredients found in the formulation. In this case, they are 7.5 mg of oxycodone hydrochloride and 500 mg of acetaminophen. Apart from brand-named Percocet, this combination is found in generic variations of the medication produced by several well-known pharmaceutical companies, such as Watson (WATSON 824 pills) and Mallinckrodt (M582 pills).

Acetaminophen Found In Other Compounds

We do only only find acetaminophen in Tylenol variations where it can be combined with other substances, such as codeine. Acetaminophen is a widely used active ingredient found in a number of other drugs, too.

The Top 3 of them can be listed as follows: Darvocet, Percocet and Vicodin.

In Darvocet, acetaminophen is combined with propoxyphene. In Percocet, with oxycodone. In Vicodin, with hydrocodone. In each case, acetaminophen is combined with an opioid analgetic, a mild narcotic pain reliever, increasing its effects and in this way relieving pain better without making the dose of an opioid higher.

Tylenol 8 Hour

A prolonged 8-hour effect of this version of Tylenol is achieved by means of a specific two-layer structure of the caplets, tablets, or gelcaps that provides an extended release of the medication into the system. Each caplet, etc of Tylenol 8 Hour contains 650 mg of pure acetaminophen which is a well-known and widely used analgetic and antipyretic. The first layer in the caplets dissolves quickly, while the second layer takes time to dissolve and release its contents, so the patient can experience the results of Tylenol's action at once and then during several hours (up to 8 hours) while the medication is being gradually released into his or her system. As a result, the same 650 mg dose of acetaminophen is used more efficiently and there is no need of repeating it during about 8 hours, thus lessening the load on the liver and kidneys.

Tylenol PM

Tylenol PM is a compound medication that consists of acetaminophen (paracetamol) and diphenhydramine. The presence of the latter substance is the feature that makes that brand distributed by Johnson & Johnson unique in the Tylenol row. "PM" in the drug's name refers to the recommended usage of the medication. It means "post meridiem", i.e. this version of Tylenol is usually taken in the evening before going to bed. Diphenhydramine included in the formula together with acetaminophen prevents sneezing, itchying, running nose and other symptoms of the common cold, allergies and hay fever, helping the patient sleep well. So, Tylenol PM is not a sleeping pill, as some people believe. It just spares you breathing, etc difficulties and is conductive to the feeling of calmness, so important for everyone to have a good rest.

Tylenol 500

What is Tylenol 500? It can hardly be called a special brand of Tylenol medicine, like Tylenol 1 or Tylenol 4. The number 500 refers to the amount of acetaminophen in the formulation - 500 mg. And, when we speak of Tylenol with 500 mg of acetaminophen in each dose, we usually mean the so called Extra Strength Tylenol (availble with a number of brand names, such as Tylenol Extra Strength Caplets, Tylenol Extra 500 mg Ez Tablets, etc). In Extra Strength Tylenol the amount of acetaminophen is much higher than in Tylenol #1 to #4 (500 mg as compared to 300 mg). Moreover, the whole dose of the medication is released immediately. That's why "Tylenol 500" is a stronger pain killer.

Tylenol 4

Tylenol 4 is a compound analgetic that consists of 60mg codeine phosphate and 300mg acetaminophen (paracetamol). It is also often called Tylenol 4 with codeine. The amount of codeine is doubled each time we go from Tylenol #1 to Tylenol #4. In Tylenol 1, it is only 8mg, then 15mg in Tylenol 2, 30mg in Tylenol 3, and finally, 60mg in Tylenol 4. The amount of acetaminophen is 300mg in each preparation. In the USA, Tylenol products contain no caffeine. But Tylenol #2 and #3 manufactured in Canada contain 15mg caffeine each, too. However, Tylenol 4 is just a mixture of 60mg codeine and 300mg acetaminophen (together with some inactive components, of course).

Tylenol 2

Tylenol 2 is only different from Tylenol 1 in the amount of codeine, which is 15mg (almost twice as much as in Tylenol 1). There is no difference in the amount of acetaminophen (300mg in both preparations). In the UK the medication is known as Solpadeine, and in Australia - as Panadeine 15. Tylenol 2 manufactured in Canada also contains 15mg caffeine.