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Percocet is an actual opiod-based narcotic medication. Both Ralivia and Percocet are used to control moderate to severe pain, but Ralivia is not actually an opiod. It does have opiod-like traits, but the method in how it reduces pain is thought to be through the way it acts by preventing the reuptake of noripinephrine. In fact, Ralivia is a noripinephrine and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor and is therefore more of an anti-depressant than a true pain medication. Chemically, Ralivia is almost identical to Effexor (Venlafaxine) in its composition, which is an anti-depressant.

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