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Can I Take Aleve Or Advil With Hydrocodone For Infected Tooth Pain?

my husband is taking 1- 5mg hydrocodone for an infected tooth and was wondering if he could take either aleve, advil or something else to relieve the pain. he took the hydrocone about 2 hours ago, so what else could he take or can he double up the 1 to 2
Tue, 18 Feb 2014
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Hello, Thank you for consulting with HCM.
Actually Hydrocodone is usually prescribed with a paracetamol or Ibuprofen to give relief in pain for infections.
So You can combine it with Advil (ibuprofen) as it will help in pain relief easier .

Hope it will help you.
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Can I Take Aleve Or Advil With Hydrocodone For Infected Tooth Pain?

Hello, Thank you for consulting with HCM. Actually Hydrocodone is usually prescribed with a paracetamol or Ibuprofen to give relief in pain for infections. So You can combine it with Advil (ibuprofen) as it will help in pain relief easier . Hope it will help you.