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Rescue Medications - Acetaminophen - Acetaminophen with Hydrocodone

Rescue medications such as acetaminophen and acetaminophen with hydrocone or acetaminophen with oxycodone are meant to provide relief when preferred medicines are not available. Addiction and toxicity are very serious problems associated with acetaminophen, acetaminophen with hydrocone and acetaminophen with oxycodone.

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