Over The Counter Medication For Back Pain

Nonprescription medicines can be used to reduce pain. If you are suffering from back pain, your first and main concern is to reduce the pain. Over the counter medication for back pain offers a fast and simple solution and will get you feeling better.

They include analgesic medications like aspirin and acetaminophen (Tylenol), which are meant for general pain relief.  Topical analgesics include such as Zostrix, Icy Hot and Ben Gay can be effective in some cases where a pill-based medicine is not.  Other medicines, such as NSAIDs, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, are used to reduce swelling.  These include such nonprescription medications as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), ketoprofen (Actron, Orudis) and naproxen sodium (Aleve).  Prescription medications are available if these medications do not prove effective.

You should call your family doctor if your pain remains after a couple of weeks, or if you feel any of these other symptoms:
•    Pain in your leg below the knee
•    Numbness in the legs or groin
•    Fever, nausea or vomiting, stomach pain, weakness or sweating
•    Loss of control over bathroom functions

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