Ultracet Abuse WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Ultracet Abuse
Ultracet abuse in the United States is becoming a potential problem. Ultracet is not a controlled substance in the U.S. because studies showed a very low potential of abuse. Many people feel that Ultracet should be reclassified as a controlled substance. Signs of addiction to Ultracet may be hard for a person to recognize. Symptoms may be inadequate pain control, mental illness, "doctor shopping" (seeing many health care providers), going through a prescription too quickly, reports of losing a prescription, reports of stolen prescription, and reporting allergies to other pain medication.1 Ultracet may cause withdrawal symptoms if the medication is taken for a long period of time or at high doses. Withdrawal symptoms may include anxiety, sweating, trouble sleeping, and shaking.2
Fast Facts:
- Ultracet is normally prescribed when the pain is likely to improve quickly.3
- Ultracet is used for short-term use (five days or less) for the acute management of pain.4
- Ultracet should not be used if a person is intoxicated, recently used narcotic pain medicine, used a sedative or tranquilizer, used medicine for depression or mental illness, or any type of street drug.5
- The risk of Ultracet abuse is increased if a person has abused drugs or alcohol in the past.2
- Ultracet is a brand name for the combination of drugs tramadol hydrochloride and acetaminophen.
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Research Notes References
- ↑ eMedTV: Addiction to Ultracet
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WebMD: Ultracet Oral Uses: Ultracet Withdrawal
- ↑ eMedTV: Ultracet Uses
- ↑ RxList: Ultracet: Dosage and Administration
- ↑ Drugs.com: Ultracet: What Is the Most Important Information I Should Know About Ultracet?
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- Contributor: Christine Gifford
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 17, 2009
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- Contributor: Christine Gifford
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Abuse of Ultracet, Abuse in Ultracet, Abuse from Ultracet
- Last update: Nov. 17, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
