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Pain Medications (cont.)
Jim Morelli, MS, RPh
Jim Morelli holds a B.S. from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health in Boston and an M.S. in civil engineering from Tufts University. He is registered as a pharmacist in the state of Georgia.
Gary D. Vogin, MD
Dr. Vogin is a board-certified general internist, having completed his residency in internal medicine at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia in June 1994. Before deciding on internal medicine, Vogin prepared for a career in pathology and was Outstanding Transitional First Year Graduate at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., in 1991.
In this Article
- For what conditions are pain medications used?
- What are the differences among the types of pain medications?
- What are the side effects of pain medications?
- What are the warnings/precautions with pain medications?
- What are some examples of pain medications?
What are some examples of pain medications?
Examples of nonprescription pain medications include
- Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
- Aspirin
- Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB)
- Naproxen (Aleve)
Examples of prescription medications include the following:
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
- Diclofenac (Voltaren)
- Diflunisal (Dolobid)
- Etodolac (Lodine)
- Fenoprofen (Nalfon)
- Flurbiprofen (Ansaid)
- Ibuprofen (Motrin)
- Indomethacin (Indocin)
- Ketorolac (Toradol)
- Mefenamic acid (Ponstel)
- Meloxicam (Mobic)
- Nabumetone (Relafen)
- Naproxen (Naprosyn, Anaprox)
- Oxaprozin (Daypro)
- Piroxicam (Feldene)
- Sulindac (Clinoril)
- Tolmetin (Tolectin)
Cox-2 Inhibitor
- Celecoxib (Celebrex)
Opioid Analgesics
- Acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol #2, #3, #4)
- Fentanyl transdermal patches (Duragesic)
- Hydrocodone with acetaminophen (Lortab Elixir, Vicodin)
- Hydrocodone with ibuprofen (Vicoprofen)
- Meperidine (Demerol, Merpergan)
- Methadone (Dolophine)
- Morphine and morphine sustained release (MS-Contin)
- Oxycodone sustained release (OxyContin)
- Oxycodone with acetaminophen (Percocet)
- Oxycodone with aspirin (Percodan)
- Oxycodone with ibuprofen (Combunox)
- Oxymorphone (Opana)
- Pentazocine (Talwin)
- Propoxyphene with aspirin, propoxyphene with acetaminophen (Darvon, Darvocet)
- Tramadol, tramadol with acetaminophen (Ultram, Ultracet)
Antidepressants
- Amitriptyline (Elavil)
- Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
- Desipramine (Norpramin)
- Duloxetine (Cymbalta)
- Imipramine (Tofranil)
- Venlafaxine (Effexor)
Anticonvulsants
- Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
- Clonazepam (Klonopin)
- Gabapentin (Neurontin)
- Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
- Pregabalin (Lyrica)
- Tiagabine (Gabitril)
- Topiramate (Topamax)
Anxiolytics
Muscle Relaxants
- Baclofen (Lioresal)
- Carisoprodol (Soma)
- Chlorzoxazone (Parafon Forte, DSC)
- Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril)
- Dantrolene (Dantrium)
- Metaxalone (Skelaxin)
- Methocarbamol (Robaxin)
- Orphenadrine (Norflex)
- Tizanidine (Zanaflex)
Corticosteroids
- Cortisone
- Prednisone
- Prednisolone
- Dexamethasone
- Methylprednisolone (Medrol, A-Methapred, Depo Medrol, Solu Medrol)
- Triamcinolone (Allernaze, Aristospan 5mg, Aristospan Injection 20mg, Kenalog 10 Injection, Nasacort AQ)
SOURCES:
www.muscle-relaxers.org
www.stoppain.org
Anesthesia 57(5); 451-462, May 2002
www.archinte.ama-assn.org
www.wikipedia.org
Daily Med www.dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
Hospital for Special Surgery: www.hss.edu
EndLinkwww.endoflife.northwestern.edu
www.reyessydrome.org
Last Editorial Review: 8/13/2009
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