i have broken my ankle, i was given naproxen at the hospital, but i am still in pain, i am taking 250 mg x2 tablets twice a day and also paraectamol x2 four times a day. my doctor had prescribed me now codeine, do i need to stop taking the paracetamol and naproxen?
Can you take codeine and naproxen together?
Question posted by son321 on 5 Feb 2013
Last updated on 5 August 2018 by Anonymous
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Inactive
5 Aug 2018
I personally would not recommend that. Naproxen 600mg will cause nausea for a lot of people. Codeine is a narcotic to treat pain and coughing. I would say do not take them together. Codeine can be addictive, so my opinion is not to take them together.
kaismama
5 Feb 2013
No you do not. They work differently.
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