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It is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, which has the purpose or purpose of reducing the substances in the body that cause pain, fever and inflammation.
Supradol is prescribed by doctors when the patient has moderate to severe pain for a period of no more than 5 days.
Administration of Supradol
This medication should be ingested as directed by the treating physician to ensure its effectiveness. It is not recommended to use it after 5 days of treatment because the patient may be more prone to side effects.
Supradol can be ingested once or twice a day, an average of 8 to 12 hours apart, everything will depend on the condition and the doctor’s instructions. Taking this medicine in excess will not make the patient feel better or improve faster.
If the discomfort does not improve in the time estimated by the treating doctor, the patient should start using another medication that favors him but must be prescribed by his treating doctor.
To maintain the effectiveness of the treatment, the patient should take the corresponding dose daily at the stipulated time, if you forget it, you should not join two doses at the same time, this will not make the discomfort improve faster.
In the case of children, it is recommended to use Supradol after surgery to relieve pain, in an estimated time of less than 5 days of treatment to prevent harmful side effects to health.
If the ailment is less than the pain caused by an operation, it can be treated with another analgesic.
Side effects
This medicine does not usually give serious allergic reactions when it is being used, however, the patient should contact his doctor if he presents the following symptoms:
- Rash or hoarseness on the skin.
- Swelling of the tongue, lips and / or throat.
- Difficulty breathing fluently.
- Acceleration of the heart rate.
- Itching or tingling in the extremities of the body.
- Redness of the face or cheekbones.
- Rise in body temperature
- Swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes.
If the patient when using Supradol presents the following symptoms related to a heart attack, they should go immediately to the nearest medical center, clinic or hospital:
- Sickness.
- Sudden and excessive sweating.
- Pain in the left shoulder that extends to the jaw.
- Pressure or pain in the chest.
- Difficulty breathing.
If the patient suddenly presents the following symptoms, you should stop using Supradol and contact your doctor:
- Headache that increases with the course of the day.
- Numbness in the extremities of the body.
- Body weakness without performing any activity that requires physical effort.
- Difficulty focusing on short-term or long-term objects suddenly.
- Problems to correctly modulate words.
- Bleeding in the stool
- Vomiting that looks like coffee grounds.
- Chronic coughing up blood.
- Abdominal or stomach pain
- Loss of appetite
- Dark urine
- Fluid retention.
- Burning in the eyes.
- Sensitivity on the skin.
- Blisters on the skin.
- Yellowing of the skin.
- Crying eyes.
- Throat pain.
Caution
It is unknown if Supradol can be used by women who are pregnant because its components may or may not affect the fetus or unborn child, so its use must be prescribed by a doctor and treatment must be kept under supervision.
Women who are breastfeeding should refrain from using Supradol, because its components can pass into breast milk, which can be a risk for the baby.
It is not recommended to bind Supradol with alcoholic beverages, because it can generate drowsiness or negative side effects for the individual.
Excessive use of this drug can cause body decomposition or involuntary fainting and more when combined with another analgesic, that is why the patient should contact their doctor if they do not feel improvements before taking another drug with a similar composition.
Storage of Supradol
It is not necessary to refrigerate Supradol in any of its presentations, instead it must be stored in a space free of humidity, heat or constant contact with sunlight.
It is important that it is stored in a space that cannot be reached by children or pets, because its use without medical supervision can generate harmful effects for the health of the individual, if this happens, the affected person should be taken to the health center more near.
