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Can I Have Painkiller Before Fasting Blood Test?
I am suppose to go for my full body checkup--(health checkup), where one of the requirement is 12 hours fasting. My tooth has started paining and i took one painkiller- diclogesic about 4.5 hours back. the test is in about 8 hours. can i take another painkiller since it s a root canal tooth, with nerve exposed and the pain is coming in shooting wave at infrequent intervals, which i am scared can increase anytime. please help.
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Wed, 6 Apr 2011
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Thanks for query
You can take analgesic as,pain will effect more than analgesic. You can go for health checkup
Hope I have answered your question well to your satisfaction. Wish you speedy complete recovery at the earliest.
Thanks for query
You can take analgesic as,pain will effect more than analgesic. You can go for health checkup
Hope I have answered your question well to your satisfaction. Wish you speedy complete recovery at the earliest.
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