PTCE: Pain Medications

the generic medication used for mild pain and to reduce fever is:

Acetaminophen

the brand name for ‘Acetaminophen’ is …

Tylenol

Moderate to Severe Pain (Opioid Analgesics) bind to …

opioid receptors in the brain and spinal cord to reduce the sending of pain messages and the feeling of pain

the 4 generic medications under ‘Opioid Analgesics’ are:

Tramadol, Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen, Oxycodone, and Morphine

the brand name for ‘Tramadol’ is …

Ultram

the brand name for ‘Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen’ is …

Norco

the brand name for ‘Oxycodone’ is …

Roxicodone and Oxycontin

the brand name for ‘Morphine’ is …

Roxanol and MS Contin

NSAIDS (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) are used for …

pain and inflammation (in larger doses)

NSAIDS work by …

reducing the production of prostaglandins by blocking the enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX)

the 5 generic medications under NSAIDS are:

Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Diclofenac, Ketorolac, and Meloxicam

the brand name for ‘Ibuprofen’ is …

Motrin and Advil

the brand name for ‘Naproxen’ is …

Naprosyn and Anaprox

the brand name for ‘Diclofenac’ is …

Voltaren

the brand name for ‘Ketorolac’ is …

Toradol

the brand name for ‘Meloxicam’ is …

Mobic

the generic medication under NSAIDs that is more selective for COX-2 enzyme which reduces GI side effects that are commonly seen with NSAID use is …

Celecoxib

the brand name for ‘Celecoxib’ is …

Celebrex

Muscle Relaxants are not technically “pain meds” but …

are for muscle spasms

the 4 generic medications under ‘Muscle Relaxants’ are:

Cyclobenzaprine, Tizanidine, Methocarbamol, and Baclofen

the brand name for ‘Cyclobenzaprine’ is …

Flexeril

the brand name for ‘Tizanidine’ is …

Zanaflex

the brand name for ‘Methocarbamol’ is …

Robaxin

the brand name for ‘Baclofen’ is …

Lioresal

5-HT 1B/1D Receptor Agonists are used for …

migraine headaches

the 2 generic medications under ‘5-HT 1B/1D Receptor Agonists’ areL

Sumatriptan and Rizatriptan

the brand name for ‘Sumatriptan’ is …

Imitrex

the brand name for ‘Rizatriptan’ is …

Maxalt

the generic medication under ‘Tension Headache' is actually a combination product of:

Acetaminophen, Butalbital, and Caffeine

under ‘Tension Headache’, Caffeine is …

vasoconstrictive and enhances acetaminophen’s pain relieving effect

under ‘Tension Headache’, Butalbital …

promotes relaxation