Ibuprofen + acetominophen

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Kay Lancaster - 04 Dec 2007 22:42 GMT

A dentist recently recommended a combination of 500 mg
acetominophen + 200 mg ibuprofen BID to QID for pain after a dental
procedure. Worked remarkably well.

However, I have this vague memory of being told not to take the
two drugs together, other than perhaps for a very short duration. I
haven't been able to find much on web searches -- I'm hoping one of
the pharmacists might comment.

Thanks!

Kay

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Nikki - 09 Dec 2007 20:26 GMT

> A dentist recently recommended a combination of 500 mg
> acetominophen + 200 mg ibuprofen BID to QID for pain after a dental
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>
> Kay

Hi Kay;
I don't see a problem taking both acetaminophen & ibuprofen short term
because they both have different mechanisms of action. The need to
take them long term should be re-evaluated with the possiblity of
increasing the dose of one to cover the pain vs. taking 2 drugs. It
would depend on whether the pain is due primarily to inflammation or
not, in which case the ibuprofen would be the choice.

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