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Re:FDA advisers recommend approval of over-the-counter naloxone by dfxm12 on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @08:02PM (#34813480)
Not OP, but I was prescribed Percocet after dental surgery. I didn't even feel any pain, so I was a little confused about why I was automatically prescribed such heavy duty stuff when I didn't even need OTC Tylenol. Shortly after this, I found out I was living with a recovering addict (who got hooked on prescription pain killers after a knee surgery), so I ended up flushing the pills at their request.
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Re:FDA advisers recommend approval of over-the-counter naloxone by d1str0 on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @08:17PM (#34813624)
I had my wisdom teeth removed and also did not need the prescription percocet I was given. I was prescribed 3 days worth (2-3 pills per day), but never needed them.

I’m glad they gave me the percocet as a precautionary though because I absolutely would not want to have to go fill the prescription after the fact with mouth pain intense enough to then need the prescription.

When a surgeon does dozens of these procedures a month and most cases require a certain painkiller, it makes a lot of sense to plan ahead and prepare the patient when the alternative is intense pain.

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Re:FDA advisers recommend approval of over-the-counter naloxone by dfxm12 on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @08:33PM (#34813772)
It really doesn't make sense to automatically go straight to percocet for wisdom teeth being removed. I think you're making a leap when you say most cases require a certain painkiller - over-prescription of opioids is one of the issues of our current epidemic. The NHS suggests OTC Ibuprofen for pain management after wisdom teeth removal.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/wisdom-tooth-removal/recovery/...

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Re:FDA advisers recommend approval of over-the-counter naloxone by the_mar on Friday February 17, 2023 @03:48PM (#34840344)
For real, filling a prescription with mouth pain is not such tragedy people are making it out to be.

Not to be a dick, but I find it very interesting that people expect to go through life without experiencing pain.

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