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Tapentadol is used to help relieve moderate to severe short-term pain (such as pain from an injury or after surgery). It belongs to a group of drugs known as opioid (narcotic) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and reacts to the pain. Website - – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Is NUCYNTA best option to relieve your pain?
  • Tapentadol is used to help relieve moderate to
    severe short-term pain (such as pain from an
    injury or after surgery). It belongs to a group
    of drugs known as opioid (narcotic) analgesics.
    It works in the brain to change how your body
    feels and reacts to the pain.

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Step by step instructions to utilize Nucynta
  • Read the treatment Guide offered by
    your pharmacist or doctor before you start taking
    Tapentadol and each time you get a refill. If you
    have any query, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
  • Take this medication by mouth as directed by your
    doctor or pharmacist. You may take this drug with
    or without food, if you take this drug without
    food then you will get more benefits. If you
    have nausea, it may help to take this drug with
    food. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about other
    ways to reduce nausea (such as lying down for 1
    to 2 hours with as little head movement as
    possible).
  • The dosage is based on your medical situation and
    reacts to the medication. Do not enhance your
    dose or use this drug more often or for longer
    than advised. Properly stop the treatment when so
    directed.
  • Pain medications work best if they are used as
    the first signs of pain happen. If you wait until
    the pain has increased, the treatment may not
    work as well.

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  • Suddenly stopping this treatment may cause
    removal, especially if you have used it for a
    long term or in high doses. To stop withdrawal,
    your doctor may lower your dose slowly. Discuss
    with your doctor or pharmacist right away if you
    have any withdrawal symptoms such as
    restlessness, mental/mood changes
    (including anxiety, trouble sleeping, thoughts
    of suicide), watering eyes, runny nose,
    nausea, diarrhea, sweating, muscle aches, or
    unexpected changes in behavior.
  • When this treatment is used for a long time, it
    may not work as well. Discuss with your doctor or
    pharmacist if this treatment prevents working
    well.
  • However it helps many people, this treatment may
    sometimes cause habit. This danger may be higher
    if you have a substance use disorder (such as
    overuse of or addiction to drugs/alcohol). Take
    this medication entirely as advised to lower the
    danger of addiction. Discuss with your doctor or
    pharmacist for more details.

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Symptoms
  • Nausea, vomiting, constipation, dizziness, or
    drowsiness may happen. If any of these effects
    continue or aggravate, Discuss with your doctor
    or pharmacist promptly.
  • To stop constipation, eat dietary fiber, drink
    sufficient water, and exercise. You may also
    require taking a lenitive. Ask your pharmacist
    which type of laxative is the correct option for
    you.
  • To decrease the danger of dizziness
    and lightheadedness, get up slowly when growing
    from a sitting or lying situation.

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  • Remember that your doctor has advised
    this medication because he or she has judged that
    the profit to you is greater than the danger of
    side effects. Many people using this treatment do
    not have major side effects.
  • Discuss with your doctor right away if you have
    any major side effects, involving
    confusion, stomach/abdominal pain, difficulty
    urinating, signs of your adrenal glands not
    working good (such as loss of appetite, unusual
    tiredness, weight loss).

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  • Get medical help right away if you have any major
    side effects, involving slow/shallow
    breathing, fainting, seizures, and severe
    drowsiness/difficulty waking up.
  • This treatment may improve serotonin and once in
    a while cause an extremely real condition called
    serotonin disorder/harmfulness. The peril
    upgrades in the event that you are likewise
    consuming different medications that improve
    serotonin, so talk about with your primary care
    physician or drug specialist of the considerable
    number of medications you take (see Interactions
    area). Get medicinal assistance immediately in
    the event that you manufacture a portion of the
    accompanying side effects quick heartbeat,
    mental trips, loss of coordination, extreme
    unsteadiness, solid queasiness/heaving/looseness
    of the bowels, jerking muscles, unexplained
    fever, and uncommon tumult/eagerness.

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  • A very major allergic reaction to this drug is
    rare. However, get medical help right away if
    your attention on your any symptoms of a major
    allergic reaction, involving rash,
    itching/swelling (especially of the
    face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble
    breathing.

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Precautions
  • Before taking Tapentadol, Discuss with your
    doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it
    or if you have any other allergies. This product
    may hold inactive ingredients, which can cause an
    allergic response or other issues. Discuss with
    your pharmacist or doctor for more details.
  • Before using this treatment, discuss with your
    doctor or pharmacist your medical history,
    especially of brain disorders (such
    as seizures, head injury, tumor), breathing
    difficulty (such as asthma, sleep apnea, chronic
    obstructive pulmonary disease-COPD), gallbladder d
    isease, kidney disease, liver disease,
    mental/mood disorders (such as confusion, depressi
    on, thoughts of suicide), private or family
    history of a stuff use disorder (such as overuse
    of or habit to drugs/alcohol), stomach/intestinal
    issue (such as stoppage, constipation, diarrhea du
    e to infection, paralytic ileus), illness of
    the pancreas (pancreatitis), difficulty urinating
    (such as due to enlarged prostate).

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  • This medication may make you dizzy or drowsy.
    Alcohol or marijuana (cannabis) can make you
    additional dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive, use
    machinery, or do anything that requires alertness
    until you can do it safely. Avoid alcoholic drinks
    . Discuss with your doctor if you are using
    marijuana (cannabis).
  • Before having surgery, discuss with your doctor
    or dentist about all the products you use
    (including prescription drugs, non-advised drugs,
    and herbal products).
  • Older adults may be more careful about the
    symptoms of this drug, especially slow/shallow
    breathing, confusion, constipation, dizziness,
    and drowsiness.

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  • During pregnancy, this medication should be used
    only when clearly required. It may hurt an unborn
    baby. Discuss the dangers and profits with your
    doctor.
  • It is unknown if this treatment passes
    into breast milk. It may have undesirable effects
    on a nursing infant. Discuss with the doctor
    right away if your baby builds unusual
    sleepiness, difficulty feeding, or trouble
    breathing. Ask your doctor before breast-feeding.

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Interactions
  • Drug interactions may change how
    your medications work or enhance your danger for
    major side effects. This document does not hold
    all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of
    all the products you use (including
    prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal
    products) and share it with your doctor
    and pharmacist. Do not start, stop, or change the
    dosage of any medicines without your approval of
    the doctor.
  • Some products that may connect with this drug
    include hold pain medications (mixed opioid
    agonist-antagonists such as pentazocine,
    nalbuphine, butorphanol), naltrexone.

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  • Taking MAO inhibitors with this treatment may
    cause a major (possibly fatal) drug interaction.
    Avoid taking MAO inhibitors (isocarboxazid, linezo
    lid, methylene blue, moclobemide, phenelzine, proc
    arbazine, rasagiline, safinamide,
    selegiline, tranylcypromine) during treatment
    with this medication. Most MAO inhibitors should
    also not be taken for two weeks before treatment
    with this medication. Discuss with your doctor
    when to start or stop taking this medication.
  • The danger of serotonin syndrome/toxicity
    increases if you are also taking other drugs that
    enhance serotonin. Examples involve street drugs
    such as MDMA/ecstasy, St. Johns wort,
    hold antidepressants (including SSRIs such
    as fluoxetine/paroxetine, SNRIs such
    as duloxetine/venlafaxine), surrounded by others.
    The danger of serotonin syndrome/toxicity may be
    more likely when you start or enhance the dose of
    these drugs.

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  • The danger of major symptoms (such as
    slow/shallow breathing, severe drowsiness/dizzines
    s) may be enhanced if this treatment is taken
    with other products that may also cause
    drowsiness or breathing difficulties. Discuss
    with your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking
    other products such as other opioid pain
    or cough relievers (such as codeine, hydrocodone),
    alcohol, marijuana (cannabis), drugs
    for sleep or anxiety (such as alprazolam, lorazepa
    m, zolpidem), muscle relaxants (such
    as carisoprodol, cyclobenzaprine),
    or antihistamines (such as cetirizine, diphenhydra
    mine).
  • Check the tags on all your medicines (such
    as allergy or cough-and-cold products) because
    they may hold ingredients that cause drowsiness.
    Discuss with your pharmacist about using those
    products safely.
  • This treatment may interfere with hold laboratory
    tests (amylase/lipase levels), possibly causing
    wrong test results. Make sure laboratory staff
    and all your doctors or your pharmacist know you
    use this drug.

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  • Phone - 1(906)-825-4335

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