AboutDr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi Expertise I can provide information on drugs and medicines, their actions, uses, interactions and adverse effects. To avoid confusion, generic names of
medicines may please be provided. I am a pharmacologist, having worked
on animal and human pharmacology, and presently I am the Dean of Bilcare Research Academy, where we teach courses on clinical research. We dont work on saturdays and sundays, hence questions reachng me on these days will be replied on Monday, please bear with me.
Question Dear Dr. Ghooi,
I have been taking Ultram and Hydrocodone prn for back/arthritic pain. My new doctor prescribed Voltaren but said nothing about discontinuing the use of the ones I have been using.
Is it safe to take these drugs together? I do NOT take Ultram and Hydrocodone together on the same day. So, while taking Voltaren twice a day as he has directed, can I still take Ultram or Hydrocodone if my back is bad.
Thanks for your time.
Answer ED,
Ultram and hydrocodone are narcotics and Voltaren is a non-narcotic, your doctor is probably trying to switch from a narcotic to a non-narcotic. I would first ask the doctor what he plans, but if the pain gets bad taking an ultram or a hydrocodone tab is not really going to be hurting.
Regards
Ravi Ghooi
