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Can Paracetamol And Ponstan Be Taken Together For Tooth Pain?

Hi can you take Paracetamol with ponstan I have a infection of the tooth was prescribed amoxicillin and ponstan for pain 3 times daily but I only took the ponstan at 7pm this evening and that means I can only take again a 2am but I will be asleep I will need to take some thing to tide me over until the morning when I wake up at 6am so is it ok to take 1 or 2 paracetamol in about an hour or two
Wed, 27 Jul 2016
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

I can understand your concern. The medicines you have been prescribed are just painkillers and they are not antibiotics so that you cannot miss a dose.

As you have taken one dose now and feel better at bedtime, avoid taking an extra dose in just 2 hours. Sometimes, the effects may last till morning and you may not need to take 3 doses. Maintain the dose of amoxicillin.
In addition, you can take either Paracetamol or Ponstan as they are same group of medicines with same mechanism of action for pain relief so you do need to combine both.

If you are in pain while you wake up or if the pain wakes you up in the middle of the night, you can take the medicine.
There is some evidence that PPIs increase the risk of infection disease.

I hope this information helps you. I wish the answer solves your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Viraj Ravin Shah
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Can Paracetamol And Ponstan Be Taken Together For Tooth Pain?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. I can understand your concern. The medicines you have been prescribed are just painkillers and they are not antibiotics so that you cannot miss a dose. As you have taken one dose now and feel better at bedtime, avoid taking an extra dose in just 2 hours. Sometimes, the effects may last till morning and you may not need to take 3 doses. Maintain the dose of amoxicillin. In addition, you can take either Paracetamol or Ponstan as they are same group of medicines with same mechanism of action for pain relief so you do need to combine both. If you are in pain while you wake up or if the pain wakes you up in the middle of the night, you can take the medicine. There is some evidence that PPIs increase the risk of infection disease. I hope this information helps you. I wish the answer solves your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Viraj Ravin Shah