Analgesics

Analgesics are drugs that suppress pain, i.e. they cause analgesia (a state without pain). We divide them into:


 * non-opioid analgesics that suppress inflammation and block the formation of prostaglandins . E.g. salicylates (ie drugs containing acetylsalicylic acid);
 * opioid analgesics that act on opioid receptors in the CNS and other tissues. E.g. morphine, codeine , bezitramide, etc.

Opiod analgesics are used for very severe pain, while non-opiod analgesics are used quite widely.

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