Using Fentanyl With Other Medicines And Herbal Supplements

Cautions with other medicines

There are some medicines that may affect how fentanyl works and increase the chance that you'll have side effects.

Tell your doctor if you're taking any medicines:

to help you sleep
for high blood pressure
for an irregular heartbeat
to help stop you feeling or being sick
to treat symptoms of an allergy
for mental health problems including depression, or to reduce stress or anxiety
for any infection (including HIV)
to control fits or seizures

Taking fentanyl with other painkillers

It's safe to take fentanyl with paracetamol, ibuprofen or aspirin.

Do not take any painkillers containing codeine including co-codamol, ibuprofen and codeine (Nurofen Plus) or Solpadeine when using fentanyl. You'll be more likely to get side effects if you take any of these while using fentanyl.

Mixing fentanyl with herbal remedies and supplements

There's not enough information to say that complementary medicines and herbal remedies are safe to take with fentanyl. They're not tested in the same way as pharmacy and prescription medicines. They're generally not tested for the effect they have on other medicines.

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you're taking any other medicines, including herbal remedies, vitamins or supplements.

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