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A member asked:

I fell and hit my tail bone and back. this morning at 11am i took 4 advil can i take 2 aleve (naproxen) now.

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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered

Yes: Yes you can but it much better to pick one of those and stay with that one. Stop mixing 2 different NSAIDs.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/15/2014

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