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Suggest Ways To Wean Off From Pain Medication
Question: About 22 years ago I was prescribed a pain med for severe opt-in pain. I had an ORIF for a trimallalar fx. of my ankle. I was in the beginning stages of CRPS. This med was supposed to be nonaddictive,it was a white oblong tablet and started with an I. I cann't remember the name of this med and I am having a dispute with my ins. company. I need to be able to tell them all my previous meds. Thank you for any help you can give me.
Brief Answer:
If it is not an addiction forming one you need not worry.
Detailed Answer:
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Different manufacturers make the same medicine in many different forms. So, it is hard to comment on the name of a medicine merely based on the shape of the tablet. Since it is not addictive, you can assume it to be a non-opioid and so hydrocodone gets ruled out. If it is not an opioid, it does not really matter what it was. You can assume it to be Aleve (naproxen) and state it to your insurance. It will not really matter. Moreover it is a non-prescription medicine.
Other possibilities to consider: tylenol, aspirin, etoricoxib, rofecoxib.
Regards
If it is not an addiction forming one you need not worry.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
Different manufacturers make the same medicine in many different forms. So, it is hard to comment on the name of a medicine merely based on the shape of the tablet. Since it is not addictive, you can assume it to be a non-opioid and so hydrocodone gets ruled out. If it is not an opioid, it does not really matter what it was. You can assume it to be Aleve (naproxen) and state it to your insurance. It will not really matter. Moreover it is a non-prescription medicine.
Other possibilities to consider: tylenol, aspirin, etoricoxib, rofecoxib.
Regards
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