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Suggest Treatment For Arthritic Knee Pain
Question: Put this in once; hope not repeat; have arthritis of knees and lower back and raging achilles tendonitis; Prescribed Hydrocodone calms the pain, does not completely relieve. Previously 325 7.5 was pink; now pharmacy gives me a refill of watson stating same strength but it does nothing; pharmacy is no help What has happened; what can I do?
Is anybody going to answer?
Is anybody going to answer?
Brief Answer:
I need your input
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to Health Care Magic,
I am Dr.Muhammad Ahmad, I have read your message and will try to help you in best possible way.
I would like you to give me some more info in this regard.
Here i will ask you some questions to guide our conversation
1) Have you started any meds with that as well?
2) Did it work for you ever or the new pharma never worked?
3) Any change did you make in medicine habit.
4) For how long have you been taking the same dose?
Waiting for your input.
Dr.Muhammad Ahmad
M.B.B.S
Resident M.D.
I need your input
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to Health Care Magic,
I am Dr.Muhammad Ahmad, I have read your message and will try to help you in best possible way.
I would like you to give me some more info in this regard.
Here i will ask you some questions to guide our conversation
1) Have you started any meds with that as well?
2) Did it work for you ever or the new pharma never worked?
3) Any change did you make in medicine habit.
4) For how long have you been taking the same dose?
Waiting for your input.
Dr.Muhammad Ahmad
M.B.B.S
Resident M.D.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I am not writing because I am in pain and need medicine. I am writing because they have changed the meds and the new doesn't work. Basic question, probably you cannot in your profession--as written by others on Internet, the control people have reduced the pain killer in this new med planning to just make us take something that doesn't work. How can I get original?
If you have no answer quickly forget it
If you have no answer quickly forget it
Brief Answer:
You do have a few options.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back,
What ever the dose is written on label it can not be reduced , but yes some preparations are different than other in having eneteric coating or slow release fast release preparation.
In my opinion the preparation has changed in your case and it is not suiting you.
You can contact your doctor to get a change in preparation or an alternative drug of the same class.
Do ask your pharmacy if preparation. has changed with the change in brand.. if thats so then you can demand the old prep or you can ask your doctor to give you alternate same class drug.
Online refilling companies are there too.Which might help.
Or you can switch to opioid patch which gives 7 days protection from pain by slowly releasing into your blood
I hope this will solve your issues.
Wish your the best of health.
Regards.
Dr.Muhammad Ahmad.
You do have a few options.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back,
What ever the dose is written on label it can not be reduced , but yes some preparations are different than other in having eneteric coating or slow release fast release preparation.
In my opinion the preparation has changed in your case and it is not suiting you.
You can contact your doctor to get a change in preparation or an alternative drug of the same class.
Do ask your pharmacy if preparation. has changed with the change in brand.. if thats so then you can demand the old prep or you can ask your doctor to give you alternate same class drug.
Online refilling companies are there too.Which might help.
Or you can switch to opioid patch which gives 7 days protection from pain by slowly releasing into your blood
I hope this will solve your issues.
Wish your the best of health.
Regards.
Dr.Muhammad Ahmad.
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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