Pain Medications
Without a Prescription

Purchasing pain medications without a prescription should only be considered when those medications are over-the-counter medications.

You may be experiencing an excruciating amount of pain for which your normal treatments are not working.

It is important to seek medical advice from your regular doctor or health care provider. Taking matters into your own hands and trying to obtain painkillers without a prescription can lead to deadly consequences.

Purchasing medications from anything less than a reputable pharmacy where the efficacy and ingredients are guaranteed is just plain dumb. Don’t do it.

Pain killers fall into 2 categories – narcotic and non-narcotic.

All narcotic pain killers require a prescription and frequently will only be prescribed by your attending physician. Walk-in clinics and even doctors covering another doctor's practice will rarely ever initially prescribe or even refill a prescription for narcotics.

The most common non-narcotic painkillers include aspirin, acetaminophen and ibuprofen. These are available as over-the-counter medicines or in stronger dosages by prescription. These medications may be taken to relieve pain or alternately, they may be taken to reduce fever or as an anti inflammatory.

There are many reasons why your doctor needs to be aware of all medicines and natural remedies that you are utilizing. Sometimes it may be just to avoid minor complications that may arise. But it is important to remember that it is possible to overdose on over-the-counter medicines, especially when combined with prescription drugs.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, the number of unintentional deaths due to accidental overdoses has “never been higher” with death rates steadily rising since 1970 and having increased roughly five-fold since 1990. In 2006, 26,400 Americans died due to drug overdose. This number is second only to motor vehicle crash deaths.

This increase in deaths caused by drug overdoses is largely attributed to a type of prescription drug called opioid pain killers. Methadone is one type of opioid and doctors have been increasingly prescribing methadone pain management for patients with chronic pain. When taken as directed and under the care of a physician it is a relatively safe and effective drug.

It is important to note however that over-the-counter medicines can still be the cause of an overdose whether it kills you or not. Over 1 million emergency department visits are attributed to the misuse or abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

It is imperative to work with your doctor or health care professional even when taking over-the-counter pain medications without a prescription. For natural relief you may find the information in Free From Chronic Pain to be helpful.

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