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Should i wake up my wife every 4 hours to give her pain medication?

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Dr. Richard Zimon answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

ABSOLUTELY NOT!: The fact that she IS SLEPING indicates that she must be relatively "comfortable"..Have it ready when she awakes! (I ASSUME YOU ARE DISCUSSING ACUTE (TEMPORARY PAIN) Hope this is helpfu My opinion only!l Dr Z

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Answered 3/27/2017

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