OTC Pain Relievers:
                                        Fast Facts about Drug Interactions

When one drug interacts or interferes with another, this changes the way one or both of the drugs work in the body and can cause unexpected, and sometimes dangerous, side effects. 

In order to prevent drug interactions with an OTC medicine, you should make sure your health care professional knows what prescriptions, dietary supplements, and other OTC drugs you’re already taking, and ask whether it’s safe to combine them. 

It’s easy to figure out what’s in the OTC drug you are taking by reading the Drug Facts label on your OTC medicines. Look for the section called active ingredient, which is where the actual medicines are listed. For prescription drugs, talk to your doctor or pharmacist, since many prescription pain medications also contain one of the four common pain relievers: aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or naproxen sodium.

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