ok, so i have tremendous amount of leg pain in my right hip, right knee and right ankle. pretty much my whole right leg is bad. i had a pamprin bottle in my care for just in case feminine needs but i also have percocet in that bottle. i took what i thought be be a percocet but ended up being a pamprin and and one hour and a full meal later im still having a ton of pain. i was wondering if it is ok to take a percocet after taking a pamprin which contains 500 mg of acetaminophen even though i have eaten a full meal and has been about an hour and a half later.
Q: is it ok to take a percocet after an hour of taking a pamprin
Answers (2)
1/15/09 12:31am
It depends on how strong the percocet is. 4,000 mgs. is the maximum amount of acetaminophen an adult (with no liver problems) should take in a day and 1,000 mgs of acetaminophen is the most an adult (with no liver problems) should take at a time. Since some percocet tablets have 650 mgs. the answer would probably be no for that dose and yes if its lower - of course bearing in mind that that's the maximum allowed dose - not something one probably wants to take all the time.
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1/18/09 4:27am
Cort's answer was correct, and I know your need for an immediate answer has passed, however, I would like to add a suggestion. It's not a good idea to mix different types of medications in one bottle. As you learned the hard way, it's too easy to accidently take the wrong medicine. It can be particularly dangerous if one of those medications is an opioid like Percocet.
It's always best to leave opioid medications in their original prescription bottles, but if you have to carry one or two separately, there are small pill containers available that have separated compartments so you're not mixing different medications together.
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