Tapentadol
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
Nucynta?;Nucynta? ER
Brand Names: Canada:
Nucynta? IR;NucyntaT CR
Uses
- It is used to ease pain.
- Tapentadol lowers the feeling of pain and how one reacts to pain.
Dosing
How to take
- Do not take this drug with other strong pain drugs or if you are using a pain patch without talking to your doctor first.
- Take with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
- Long-acting tablet: Swallow it whole. Do not chew, break, or crush it.
- Drink lots of noncaffeine liquids unless told to drink less liquid by your doctor.
- Keep a pain diary.
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