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Chapter 5
Nonopioid Analgesics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Perception | the physical components of pain |
| Reaction | the psychologic component of pain |
| Antipyretic | ability to reduce a fever: affect the hypothalamus (controls the body temperature) |
| Antiinflammatory | ability to reduce inflammation |
| Uricosuric | ability to increase the excretion of uric acid in the urine |
| antiplatelet | ability to inhibit the aggregation (clumping) of platelets in the blood |
| Analgesic | ability to reduce or relieve pain |
| PGE | Prostaglandins, which are lipids produced by cells during inflammation and can sensitive the pain receptors |
| TNF-a | is a cytokine that is released by cells during the inflammatory response in periodontal disease |
| Salicylates Drugs | aspirin (Bayer, Bufferin) |
| NSAIDS | ibuprofen (Advil) naproxen (Aleve)diclofenac (Cataflam) nabumetone (Relafen) meloxicam (Mobic) celecoxib (Celebrex)* See next slide Salicylates Drugs aspirin (Bayer, Bufferin) New Drugs for your Drug Cards |
| Nonsalicylate/Nonnarcotic | acetaminophen (Tylenol) |
| Antigout Drugs | colchicine (Colcrys, Mitigare) allopurinol (Zyloprim) New Drugs for your Drug Cards * (*)indicate drugs used for other treatments that will be covered in other chapters in more detail |
| Arthritis Drugs | *DMARD/Antimetabolite: methotrexate (Otrexup) *DMARD/TNF-a Inhibitor: adalimumab (Humira) *DMARD/TNF-a Inhibitor: etanercept (Enbrel) NSAIDs: celecoxib (Celebrex) *DMARD/Antimalaria: hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) |