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2019-09-01 18:39:11
My mother is a osteoarthritis patient, she is suffering from chronic low back and knee pain, I have consulted many specialist, she use tramadol 50mg twice and etoricoxib 60mg twice a day, she is using this from one year but I fear from kidney damage, but she has no choice, so can she use this medication regularly for longterm
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Osteoartritis does  not need long term pain killers . If she need painkillers to maintain daily activity then seek alternative modes of managing arthritis.
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Consult online. Avoid long term NSAIDS in elderly.

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