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Having ortho surg. 150mg nucynta er bid for pain after good to start or 100mg er bid? surgery is for hardware removal.
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Neither: Nucynta ER is for chronic pain. Acute post-op pain is best trreated with a short acting opioid.
Answered 1/6/2019
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