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Old 03-07-2015, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by booklover View Post
Hi Gerry, can I add my thoughts here, have you heard of Targin? It is narcotic still but with less side effects. It contains oxycodone/naloxone together which is intended to reduce constipation associated with opiate use. The naloxone also targets neuropathic pain. Maybe one to run by your by PM and see if they are making combination drug in high enough dose for your purpose. I think it's fairly new you can get it in Australia on PBS, not sure about US.

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Thanks,
I looked up Targin on the internet. It appears to be available in European Countries. On the drugs.com site I was able to get only a small amout of info relating to the Oxycodine and the naloxone reduced constipation; but not much else. It would appear this is not available in the U.S.


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