Is it safe to take Metformin with Ibuprofen?

Posted:: 3+ months ago by ltempest
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Is it safe will taking a course of metformin to take painkillers such as ibuprofen?

My wife is currently on a course of metformin and has bad pains in her teeth with her wisdom tooth. Is it safe to take ibuprofen while still taking metformin?

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Geriwong

Currently there is not evidence of interaction between metformin and NSAIDs (e.g. ibuprofen) in the literature.

But it doesn't mean that it's absolutely safe to take these two drugs together, better consult your doctor.

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zippysgod...

My husband has been taking Met for years and has never had a problem with pain killers with it.

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