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Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Pain Medicine
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- How much medicine should I take? How often?
- If I don't get relief from my pain, can I take more medicine? If the dosage is increased, how much of an increase should there be?
- Can I increase the dose myself or should I call you first?
- What if I forget to take my medicine or take it too late?
- Should I take my medicine with food?
- How much liquid should I drink with my medicine?
- How long does it take for the medicine to start working?
- Is it safe to drink alcoholic beverages, drive, or operate machinery after I take pain medicine?
- What other medicine can I take with my pain medicine?
- What are the side effects of the medicine, and how can I prevent them?
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External Sources
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The National Cancer Institute.
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Rosenbaum, EH, Rosenbaum, I. Everyone's Guide to Supportive Cancer Care: The Complete Guide for Patients and Their Families, Fourth Edition, Kansas City, Missouri: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005.
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Dollinger M, Rosenbaum, EH, Tempero M., et al. Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy, Fourth Edition, Kansas City, Missouri: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2002.
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This article was reviewed and updated June 2007.
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