Category: Medication

Strategies for minimizing NSAIDs side effects Introduction Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a class of drugs with analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties. These NSAIDs are mainly used for reducing pain, fever and inflammation. There...

  The medication sodium oxybate is a treatment option for people who have fibromyalgia and are experiencing significant levels of pain, disrupted sleep and generally quite acute symptoms. It is a powerful tool in...

Introduction to Oxycodone and is different preparations Oxycodone is a narcotic analgesic painkiller used as an ingredient in a number of prescription pain relief medications. It is the principal ingredient found in Oxycontin, Percocet...

Co-proxamol Introduction Co-proxamol is a medicine belonging to the class of analgesics, used to relieve pain and inflammation. This drug is a combination of two pain-killing agents and is generally used in the following...

A lot of people are reliant on medication to treat pain that simply fails to respond to ther types of treatment. These, by their very nature are very strong, since theya re dealing with...

What is Pregabalin? Pregabalin (pre-GAB-a-lin) is an anticonvulsant drug prescribed for the management of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) and epilepsy. In laymen terms, Pregabalin is a drug...

Buprenorphine patches Introduction Buprenorphine is a synthetic analgesic, belonging to the opioid group of drugs. It is basically an opioid drug, having a combination of agonist and antagonist properties and is 25 times more...

Targinact And Morphine: A General Comparison There are some people who experience pain that is so debilitating that their lives are effectively blighted by pain. The pain refuses to respond to traditional pain relief...

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Multimodal Analgesia Introduction Multimodal analgesia is a pharmacologic method of pain management which combines various groups of medications for pain relief. The most commonly combined medication groups include local anaesthetics, opioids, NSAIDs, acetaminophen and...