A Patient Who Is Taking a Fixed-Dose Combination Drug with an Opioid

A patient who is taking a fixed-dose combination drug with an opioid and acetaminophen for cancer pain reports increased muscular pain. The patient asks the nurse if the pain medication dose can be increased. What will the nurse tell this patient?

A) An adjuvant analgesic medication will probably be used to help with this pain.
B) An additional dose of acetaminophen can be used to enhance pain relief.
C) Increasing the dose is possible, because there is no ceiling to opioid pain relief.
D) The provider will prescribe separate dosing of the opioid and acetaminophen.

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