taking cocodamol and ibuprofen together

[joko]

is this ok?

my mate reckons its fine as they are totally different ingredients...

cheers

[barry1010]

Yes, they are different so he won't be overdosing. Tell him to stagger them for the best effect, rather than at the same time.

[monkeyeyes]

Never done me any harm.............

I ususally take Ibuprofen to get rid of the headaches the cocodamol causes :o)

[funnygirl]

But they are both painkillers right??????

So they're doing the same job!

[barry1010]

Co-codamol contains a combination of two pain-killing ingredients paracetamol and codeine. It is used to stop pain and fever.
Ibuprofen is a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug that works in a different way to co-codamol.
As each can only be taken in limited numbers each day, it makes sense to take both if you have severe pain.

[Sasha-2008]

It depends on the strength of the tablets aswell. Codine can affect some people so be careful.

[jack67929]

I was prescribed Ibuprufen for arthritis pain but ended up in hospital with Colon trouble a few years ago so stopped its use am just taking paracetamol