Co Codamol and sulfasalazine

Can you take these two meds together,co codamol works for me but they say you can't use it with sulfasalazine anybody on here used it thankyou

[Adorable1]

Hi Hidden

Apologies I don’t know the answer, maybe someone who does may come along soon. Although maybe what suits them may not suit you ..I would ask your pharmacist they usually happy to advise on medication.

Hope you find out soon

Best wishes

[Jackie1947]

Who are they?

[MistyDay]

Do check with a pharmacist. I looked it up on a drug interaction web site for sulphazalazine but it was not listed on the site I selected. I took sulphazalazine for decades and very rarely used pain killers. With any pain killer it is important to take them as instructed, as it is easy to overdose. I was always told to vary the painkiller to avoid this, but as I rarely used any it was not a problem. I use naproxen sparingly for inflammatory pain, but this too, has to be taken with caution. Co- codomol use can become addictive, and doctors only prescribe limited amounts. It is not their preferred painkiller. Sulphasalazine is a powerful drug in itself and many cannot tolerate it. I have occasionally taken sulphasalazine and prescribed co- codomol on the same days, for a limited time, with no problems for me. Do check with a pharmacist and tell them everything you take.

[Runrig01]

Yes you can take both together, they don’t interact with each other. Used to regularly administer both to patients.

[woodstar1]

I am prescribed and use both together along with naproxen. I assume they wouldn't prescribe them all together if I couldn't take them together.

[Jackie1947 in reply to woodstar1]

I was taken off Naproxen due to having RA and a higher risk of heart attack and or stroke.

[Haz58]

I'm on sulfasalazine and I take co-drydamol which is basically the same thing. But always best to check with a pharmacist.

[RAGuy]

That is a new one to me! I know of no interaction and took them together myself for several years. Please double check this with a pharmacist for your own peace of mind, but I will be amazed if this is true. And post here if it is!

[TytoAlba]

I am prescribed sulfasalazine and co-codamol by the same physician and I trust them not to prescribe medication that can't be taken together. Any qualified pharmacist would warn you if there is likely to be an adverse interaction between meds before they're issued to you. I don't know who "they" are but you might benefit from consulting your pharmacist, rather than them, if you're concerned about taking meds.

[Lester23]

Hi, I was advised to take 400mg ibuprofen as my preferred painkiller. I haven't been told not to take co-codamol but find the ibuprofen works better for me with sulfasalazine. But agree with others, definitely check with the pharmacist.

[AgedCrone]

You have to bear in mind that what suits one person will not necessarily suit another. So if your doctor tell you not to mix then….I’d listen if I were you.

Never take a drug just because it suits somebody else……just tell your doctor you need more help with your back.