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In reply to the discussion: Prescription Pain Killer Rant: Just had major abdominal surgery... [View all]Indykatie
(3,696 posts)I was at a drug safety seminar a few weeks back. The Nat'l Drug Safety council presented a study that showed a combination of 500mg Acetaminophen coupled with 200mg Ibuprofen is as effective in controlling pain as a variety of addictive prescription narcotics. I don't remember all the drugs and strengths included in the study though. You may want to try this combination of non prescription drugs at some point in your recovery. I'm not familiar with any laws that limit dispensing of pain meds to 30 pills. Most plans have a 31 DAY dose limit at Retail but that only means if you need 6 pills a day a 30 day supply =180 pills. I don't know where you live but some states now also allow electronic prescriptions for drugs in the narcotics class which saves the need for a visit to the Doctor's office to pick up a new prescription. Hope some of this info is helpful.