Nuramol - new painkiller

dori2o

It's far cheaper to buy the home brands.

I have been taking Ibuprofen and Paracetamol together for years until recently whehn I was put onto Morphine.

at Tesco Ibuprofen is 28p for 16 200mg tablet, and about 26p for 16 500mg tablets.

Compare that to nuramol at £3+, it's one hell of a saving.

when_will_it_end

i used to take codine paracetamol and ibuprofen all at different times

one day i left the house with out my tablets, my mum had zapain which is the codine and paracetamol mixed i actually found that taking the mix of them together gave me more pain relief

i can not take the ibuprofen any more

it may also depend on the person

im sure supermarkets also do a cheaper version of the paracetamol and ibuprofen as well

Swan_2

datostar wrote: »

My doctor prescribed me Co-Dydramol for muscle pain. It's a combination of paracetamol and codeine. She said it would be OK to take ibuprofen as well. Pill pushers!

I'm not trying to be picky, but it's a good idea to know exactly what drugs you're taking

Co-Dydramol is paracetamol + dihydrocodeine which is much stronger than standard codeine

paracetamol + codeine is Co-Codamol

Torry_Quine

daska wrote: »

I can't see why a combo would be better, personally I stagger the times that I take various analgesics for maximum effect.

Yes that can be a better way to take pain-killers as you get a more even spread throughout the day.

when_will_it_end wrote: »

i used to take codine paracetamol and ibuprofen all at different times

one day i left the house with out my tablets, my mum had zapain which is the codine and paracetamol mixed i actually found that taking the mix of them together gave me more pain relief

i can not take the ibuprofen any more

it may also depend on the person

im sure supermarkets also do a cheaper version of the paracetamol and ibuprofen as well

I've done that although I can't take ibuprofen at the moment. Always use generic own-brands as they are far cheaper and just as effective.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Same with the stupidly expensive sinus meds. All you need is a generic decongestant and some 26p paracetamol. But, by heck, do they resent being asked for something that costs £1.50 instead of the best part of a tenner for the duration of a cold.

Mupette

I noticed this 'new' drug in the supermarket this weekend, actually thought it a bit of a gimick, but i am sure someone will appreciate it in that form, i give it a while before sainsbury's do their own brand for a fraction of the cost.

i'd rather pay 30p for a supermarket one rather than £2 or £3 when in reality they are the same thing... its the packaging we pay for.

when_will_it_end

just off topic the ibuprofen creams, do they have the same affect to the stomach as taking tablets sorry if it seems like a daft question does any one use it?

Strapped

The "new" one is exactly the same as taking generic ibuprofen and paracetamol together. Total ripoff. Taking them together is a very effective painkiller (better than staggering eg paracetamol and then ibuprofen 2 hours later) but not recommended longterm.

pinkteapot

cagneyfan wrote: »

I didn't even realise you could take paracetamol with brufen. I thought it was dangerous to mix pain killers, but a friend of mine told me that they often take the two (a doctor advised them of this).

You can take paracetemol and ibuprofen together because they work in different ways.

Paracetemol is purely analgesic; it will dull pain and reduce fever.

Ibuprofen is an NSAID (non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug). First and foremost it reduces inflammation, which is why it's more effective than paracetemol for joint pain etc.

As a result, it's perfectly safe to take the dose recommended on the box of each, in combination. My husband was advised to do this when he sprained his ankle.

What you mustn't do is mix paracetemol with any other product containing paracetemol (e.g. lots of cold and flu medicines) or mix ibuprofen with any other NSAID (including prescription drugs like Naproxen and Diclofenac).

Aspirin is an NSAID so shouldn't be mixed with ibuprofen.

All NSAIDs can cause stomach upsets (I recently had a four week course of Diclofenac and had horribly gripey stomach pains towards the end).

Nuromol is hugely over-priced as OP says; it's just paracetemol and ibuprofen in one tablet and no reason why it's any more effective than taking them in separate pills.

datostar

cagneyfan wrote: »

In my case I have back, foot and now joint pains. Blood tests have shown there's no arthritis and I'm scared to go back in case they think I'm a faker. I couldn't believe I didn't have arthritis (althought glad obviously), but the joint pain is really bad. My knees at the minute are killing me, I couldn't get on the bus easily the other day - so I'm at a loss as to what could be wrong.

I reckon a pharmacist is as good as anyone else to give advice on the combination and amounts of pills you can safely pop

You don't happen to be taking any kind of statin drug for cholesterol reduction, do you? I've been struck twice with muscle pains, first with Simvastatin, and latterly with Lipitor (which I foolishly allowed myself to try instead of the Simvastatin). When I stop taking them the pain eventually goes away. It's insidious stuff, both times it has been several months on it before the problems start. This last time the GP (a keen statinator) tried to tell me it was RSI in my left thigh (causing muscle swelling, distortion, excruciating pain and visible spasms, spreading into my knee and down my shin!). Off the statin for 2 months now and most of the pain has gone, so I'm off the painkillers as well. I was told to expect it to take 6 to 9 months for the muscles to repair from the alleged RSI.