What is Tramadol
Tramadol is an opioid pain medication. It is available in the market with the brand name Ultram among others. It is also available in combination with acetaminophen (paracetamol) or as longer-acting formulations. On a dosage to dosage basis, it has about one-tenth of the potency of morphine and is equally potent to pethidine and codeine. Tramadol is useful in relieving moderate to moderately severe pain.It helps manage severe pain enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatme...
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