“Time between painkillers?”
I took a painkiller for my shoulder tendinitis called meloxicam 7.5 mg still in pain is it ok to take some ibuprofen its been 5 hours ago.
Male | 66 years old
Medications: MELOXICAM 7.5MG
Conditions: MILD
3 Answers
Miloxicam is a long acting anti inflammatory medication. Instead of taking Ibuprofen you should increase the dose to 15 mg at bed time.
Meloxicam is an anti inflammatory medication, just like ibuprofen. You should not need another anti inflammatory medication while you are on meloxicam. If you are still experiencing pain at the 5 hour mark, you should take Tylenol, which is a pain killer, not an anti inflammatory medication. You can take 7.5mg of meloxicam every 12 hours, or twice per day. Tylenol can be taken in between those times to help bridge pain gap.
No, because ibuprofen and meloxicam are in the same drug class. Continue taking meloxicam and do not take ibuprofen.
