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My dr put me on nucynta (tapentadol) 200mg er for break through pain. i don't like it how long will it stay it my system? when will i feel normal again?
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Nucynta (tapentadol) ER: Nucynta (tapentadol) ER is a long acting version of Nucynta (tapentadol). The ER is not intended for breakthrough pain. Patients are normally given the ER version and then the regular short acting version for breakthrough pain. Nucynta (tapentadol) ER is intended to to produce an effect for up to 24 hours in patients with normal kidney and liver function
Answered 7/18/2014
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Nucynta er for btp: Firstly using an ER medication for Break through pain (BTP) is not appropriate. Nucynta IR is used for BTP. The ER is used for baseline pain. If you did use the ER then I would wait for at least 24-36hrs.
Answered 10/21/2018
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