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What pain medication works better, mepergan or percocet?

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Dr. Romanth Waghmarae answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Depends: Mepergan i'd Meperidine and Promethazine and this different from Percocet which is Acetaminophen and oxycodone. From a potency point of view they are different and not interchangeable.

Dr Rosenfeld and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/30/2014

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