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Is Hydrocortisone Safe To Be Taken While On Naproxen Sodium For Swollen Knee?
my husband is scheduled for knee replacement surgery in 6 weeks. This last week he went in for a consult and now his knee is very swollen and very sore. He has been taking naproxen sodium tablets 2 (220mg) every 6 hours with no relief. He has a prescription for hydroco/apap (5-325m) from prior shoulder surgery. My question is can he take this with the naproxen sodium ?
Mon, 21 Aug 2017
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hydrocortisone is steroidal anti inflammatory medications and helps in pain relief but take long time for action. it also has many side effects. if you are not getting relief with naproxen then please consider revisiting your doctor. It is harmful to take hydrocortisone on your own without prescription from doctor and therefore not advised.thanks.
hydrocortisone is steroidal anti inflammatory medications and helps in pain relief but take long time for action. it also has many side effects. if you are not getting relief with naproxen then please consider revisiting your doctor. It is harmful to take hydrocortisone on your own without prescription from doctor and therefore not advised.thanks.
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