Analgesics

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• What is Analgesics?

Or, Define Analgesics.

• Classification of Analgesics.

Or, Types of Analgesics.

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Video Tutorial Of Analgesics

what is analgesics?

Drugs which relieve pain with or without affecting the level of consciousness are called analgesics

• classify analgesics with example.

Classification of analgesics:

A. Narcotic / opioid analgesics:

1. According to efficacy:

a) High efficacy (for severe pain):

Morphine.

• Pethidine.

•Tramadol.

•Fentanyl

• Heroin (diamorphine).

• Methadone.

•Meptazinol.

• Phenazocine.

•Buprenorphine etc.

b) Low efficacy (for mild & moderate pain):

•Codeine.

• Dihydrocodeine.

•Dextropropoxyphene.

•Pentazocine.

•Loperamide etc.

2. According to sources: a) Natural opioids:

•Morphine.

• Codeine

• Thebaine etc.

b) Semi-synthetic opioids:

• Oxymorphine.

•Hydromorphine

•Apomorphine

•Oxycodone.

•Hydrocodone.

•Heroin etc.

c) Synthetic opioids:

•Pethidine.

•Nalbuphine.

•Fentanyl.

•Methadone.

•Phenazocine.

•Pentazocine.

•Nalorphine.

•Naloxone.

•Levorphine.

•Loperamide (used in diarrhoea) etc.

B. Non-narcotic / non-opioid analgesics: According to their anti-inflammatory action:

a) Drugs with analgesic & weak anti-inflammatory action:

•Paracetamol

•Phenacetin.

b) Drugs with analgesic & mild to moderate anti-inflammatory action:

•Ibuprofen.

•Ketoprofen.

•Naproxen.

•Indoprofen.

•Flufenamic acid.

•Mefenamic acid.

•Nabumetone etc.

c) Drugs with analgesic & strong anti-inflammatory action:

•Aspirin.

•Diclofenac.

•Aceclofenac.

•Ketorolac.

•Indomethacin.

•Sulindac

•Phenylbutazone.

•Piroxicam

•Tenoxicam etc.

• Inaoproten.

•Flufenamic acid.

•Mefenamic acid.

•Nabumetone etc.

C. Other drugs that can be used as analgesics:

1. Carbamazepine.

2. Tricyclic anti-depressants (TCAs). 

3. Local anaesthetics.