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Can I Continue To Take The Ibuprofen While Taking The Vicodin?

I have a cracked tooth, and yesterday, my dentist prescribed some vicodin. I have been taking 600 mb of Ibuprofen every 7 hours or so. Can I continue to take the Ibuprofen while taking the Vicodin? Also, if I don t take any Vicodin, how often can I take the Ibuprofen, and how many mg can I take each time?
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,  's  Response
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The vicodin is a combination of hydrocodone and paracetamol, you can take either this or ibuprofen, but not both. Because, The function of both the drugs is same. If you take both, it might result in toxicity. So you can take only one drug at a time. If you are taking ibuprofen alone, you can take 400mg three times daily for 5 days. After that you can get the tooth treated.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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Dentist,  Dr. Subodh Gupta's  Response
you have to take either one of them they both are analgesics there is no use of taking two analgesics you can better take Vicodin and stop ibuprofen and also get your tooth checked properly and get a x-ray of the victim tooth if root of your tooth had not fractured than it can be saved by simply doing root canal treatment and giving you a ceramic crown which duplicates your teeth and maintain aesthetics.
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Can I Continue To Take The Ibuprofen While Taking The Vicodin?

Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The vicodin is a combination of hydrocodone and paracetamol, you can take either this or ibuprofen, but not both. Because, The function of both the drugs is same. If you take both, it might result in toxicity. So you can take only one drug at a time. If you are taking ibuprofen alone, you can take 400mg three times daily for 5 days. After that you can get the tooth treated. I hope my answer will help you, take care.