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Analgesics and pain medication
Pain is part of the body's natural response to infection or injury; it lets us know something is wrong. Pain is usually the result of inflammation somewhere in the body. There are many different types of pain relief; different in how they are given (eg, gels, sprays, tablets) and different in how strong they are. Mild to moderate pain can be treated with paracetamol or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin or ibuprofen. Severe pain is usually treated with an opioid painkiller such as tramadol, morphine or fentanyl. Opioid painkillers work best when used for short periods of time only. Long-term use of opioid painkillers can result in tolerance and dependence on the medicine. Nerve pain can be harder to treat and medicines such as pregabalin and gabapentin are usually tried first.
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- Aceclofenac tablets for pain and inflammation
- Acemetacin capsules for pain and inflammation
- Acetaminophen
- Almotriptan for migraine
- Aspirin and metoclopramide for migraine
- Aspirin for pain or fever
- Benzydamine for sore mouth/throat
- Botulinum toxin type A for migraine
- Bromfenac eye drops
- Buprenorphine for pain relief
- Celecoxib capsules for pain and inflammation
- Co-codamol for pain relief
- Co-dydramol tablets for pain relief
- Codeine for pain relief
- Dexibuprofen tablets for pain and inflammation
- Dexketoprofen for pain
- Diamorphine for pain relief
- Diclofenac eye drops
- Diclofenac for pain and inflammation
- Diclofenac gel/patch for pain and inflammation
- Dihydrocodeine for pain relief
- Duloxetine for mood and nerve disorders
- Eletriptan for migraine
- Etodolac for pain and inflammation
- Etoricoxib for pain and inflammation
- Fenoprofen tablets for pain and inflammation
- Fentanyl for pain relief
- Flurbiprofen lozenges
- Flurbiprofen tablets for pain and inflammation
- Frovatriptan for migraine
- Gabapentin
- Glyceryl trinitrate rectal ointment
- Hydromorphone for cancer pain
- Ibuprofen for pain and inflammation
- Ibuprofen gel for pain relief
- Indometacin for pain and inflammation
- Ketoprofen for pain and inflammation
- Ketoprofen gel for pain relief
- Ketorolac eye drops
- Mefenamic acid for pain and inflammation
- Meloxicam for pain and inflammation
- Meperidine for pain relief
- Meptazinol for pain relief
- Morphine for pain relief
- Nabumetone for pain and inflammation
- Naproxen tablets for pain and inflammation
- Naratriptan for migraine
- Nefopam for pain relief
- Oxycodone for pain relief
- Paracetamol
- Paracetamol and metoclopramide for migraine
- Pethidine for pain relief
- Piroxicam gel for pain relief
- Pizotifen tablets
- Pregabalin
- Rizatriptan for migraine
- Sulindac tablets - a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
- Sumatriptan - for migraine and cluster headaches
- Tapentadol for pain relief
- Tenoxicam tablets for pain and inflammation
- Tiaprofenic acid for pain and inflammation
- Tolfenamic acid for migraine
- Tramadol for pain relief
- Zolmitriptan - for migraine