Category: Opiates

Opioids (also known as narcotics), are a category of medications prescribed by Pain Doctors in order to treat patients’ severe or persistent pain. They are given to patients experiencing severe pain linked to cancer;...

“As multi-morbidity [multiple diseases/conditions & symptoms] increase with ageing, chronic pain is often one of these co-morbidities. One of the pharmacological interventions commonly used in its treatment, is the use of opioids. However, opioids...

“Opioids are a type of medication which Pain Specialists prescribe for the treatment of severe or persistent or pain. They are used by people with chronic backaches, by patients recovering from surgery, by adults...

Introduction to Morphine Morphine is a powerful drug of the opiate, analgesic nature and is the principal active agent in opium. Morphine belongs to a class of drugs known as narcotic analgesics and is...

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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...

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Introduction Buprenorphine is an opioid drug, having a combination of agonist and antagonist properties. Buprenorphine is known to produce the action of natural endorphins by stimulating the opioid receptors in the brain and spinal...

Recommendations for patients using Butrans (Transdermal Burenorphine) patch for th management of chronic non-malignant pain who experience erythematous (red) rash/ skin irritation at the site of the patch. Up to 10% of patients who...

Guidelines for the use of Buprenorphine (BuTrans) Transdermal patch Buprenorphine is a synthetic opioid agonist/antagonist for use in moderate to severe pain. BuTrans transdermal patches contain buprenorphine in a continuous release formulation to be...