Re:FDA advisers recommend approval of over-the-counter naloxone
by dfxm12 on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @08:33PM
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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/...
Re:FDA advisers recommend approval of over-the-counter naloxone
by the_mar on Friday February 17, 2023 @03:48PM
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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.
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.