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Non-Opiod Analgesics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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-alpha | is a cytokine that is released by cells during the inflammatory response in periodontal disease |
| Salicylates Drugs | aspirin (Bayer, Bufferin) |
| Nonsalicylate/Nonnarcotic | acetaminophen (Tylenol) |
| NSAIDS | ibuprofen (Advil), naproxen (Aleve), diclofenac (Cataflam), nabumetone (Relafen), meloxicam (Mobic), celecoxib (Celebrex) |
| Antigout Drugs | colchicine (Colcrys, Mitigare), allopurinol (Zyloprim) |
| 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) |