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Analgesias
Pain Management
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Analgesics | a group of drugs used to relieve pain without the possibility or causing physical dependency, which can occur with the use of the narcotic analgesics. |
| Antipyretics | drugs that decrease body temperature. |
| salicylates | inclue aspirin and related drugs, such as magnesium salicylate and sodium salicylate. |
| aspirin | analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory |
| acetaminophen | Tylenol-Analgesic, antipyretic |
| NSAID | Non-narcotic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic. |
| ibuprophen | Advil, Motrin, Midol- treats mild to moderate pain, rheumatoid disorders, & painful dysmenorrhea |
| ketorolac | Toradol - short-term management of pain; osteoarthritis, rheumatoid artritis |
| nabumetone | Relafen- treatment of rheumatoid and osteoarthritis |
| fentanyl transdermal | Duragesic |
| meperidine hydrochloride | Demerol |
| Naloxone hydrochloride | Narcan-Narcotic overdose, postoperative narcotic depression |
| naltrexone hydrochloride | Narcotic addiction, alcohol deprendence |