An Easy Guide to Combining Painkillers​ - Part 1: Solpadeine

 

Generally Over the counter pain killers fall into 3 groups:

1. Paracetamol-based products

2. NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory) medicines such as aspirin and ibuprofen

3. Combination products which contain codeine with either paracetamol or ibuprofen.

By using drugs from the different groups together, you do not overdose on one type of painkiller and you do not suffer excessive side effects associated with one group of painkillers.

 

Combining Pain relief can be an effective and often necessary means to manage and control pain in chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, arthritis, sciatica, joint pain (hip pain, knee pain, shoulder pain) and both upper back pain and lower back pain. We recomend that chronic pain be accessed by your Pharmacist before self prescribing. Nonetheless, the following is a handy guide to help you understand how over-the-counter medicines are combined to give maximum pain relief with minimum side effect profiles. Certain painkiller medicines fall into different drug groups where and how they work in the body and the organs they affect are different. These different mechanisms of action (and excretion) cause different side effects. 

 


Since Both Solpadeine and Nurofen Plus (sometimes called Neurofen Plus) contain Codeine, they can not be taken together. 

Solpadeine and Nurofen (Neurofen) can be safely taken together as Nurofen contains Ibuprofen, and solpadeine contains paracetamol, caffeine and Codeine.

There is no interaction between these pain killers and they can be taken simultaneously if required. Note solpadeine is to be used for a maximum of three days without medical supervision. 

Solpadeine contains paracetamol. All of the products in the Panadol range of painkillers contain paracetamol and cannot be taken with solpedeine. Taking them together would result in an overdose. 

Solpadeine can be safely taken with Nurofen Express Maximum strength and Nurofen Express 200mg. Both of these Nurofen Products contain Ibuprofen and do not interact with solpadeine. Nurofen Express can be taken at the same time as solpadeine.

Please note: this article is a guide and does not replace medical advice. Please contact us if you have any queries, and do not take solpadeine with any other medications unless supervised. As solpadeine can be addictive in certain individuals, it should not be taken for more than three days unless under medical supervision. 

 

 

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