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WHAT IS TRAMADOL (ULTRAM) AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
Tramadolis an oral medication that is used to help relieve ongoing moderate to moderately severe pain. Tramadol is similar to opioid (narcotic) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain.
Tramadol is a narcotic-like pain relieving oral medicine that is used as a treatment for moderate to severe pain in adults.
The extended-release-tablet formulation of this drug is used to treat moderate to severe chronic pain when treatment is needed around the clock.
This medication must be prescribed by a doctor and is available by prescription only.
Patients taking this drug should alert their doctors about any problems from the use of this medication and any unusual side effects or symptoms or troublesome side effects.
Care should be taken to ensure this medication is taken exactly as prescribed.
The risk of addiction to most opioid medications is usually , high. However, the risk of addiction to Tramadol is not high.
Read the patient health information leaflet that accompanies the prescription of this medication as well as every time the prescription is refilled. There may be new health care information.
Tramadol is available under the following different brand names: Ultram, Ultram ER, Ryzolt, and ConZip.
