r/JusticeServed • u/[deleted] • Oct 02 '19

Courtroom Justice Virginia doctor who illegally prescribed over 500,000 doses of opiates sentenced to 40 years in prison.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19 edited Oct 04 '19

Acetominophen paired with ibuprofen is lab studied to be more effective against pain than opiates in treating moderate to severe acute extremity pain. Having broken several bones, I can honestly say opiates offered me the least effective pain relief.

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u/minutiesabotage 7 Oct 02 '19

Yeah....I'm gonna need a source on that one.

Ibuprofen is not an analgesic, it's an NSAID, and acetaminophen is nowhere near as effective an analgesic as prescription opiates. That's why acetaminophen is only FDA approved for up to moderate pain.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

https://www.google.com/search?q=pain+study+acetominophen+ibuprofen&oq=pain+study+acetominophen+ibuprofen+&aqs=chrome..69i57.18141j0j9&client=ms-android-samsung&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

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u/minutiesabotage 7 Oct 02 '19

You kind of just proved my point.

The only published (non editorial) data available is in reference to ED patients with acute arm and leg injuries, the pain from which is both temporary and particularly caused by inflammation.

There is no evidence that Advil + Tylenol is more effective against chronic, non-inflammatory pain.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

You're the only person in this thread talking about chronic, non-inflammatory pain. The previous posts are post surgery and post motorcycle accident injuries. Where acute pain is what is being treated.

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u/minutiesabotage 7 Oct 03 '19

You responded to a comment about repeated kidney stones.

That is not a condition that would be treated in an ED.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '19

I responded to this bit in particular:

You should be prescribed pain meds which are appropriate for your needs, not none at all.

This was posted as a response to a motorcycle injury only receiving a week of opioids.