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Adjuvant analgesic drugs |
Drugs that are added for Combined therapy with a primary drug and may have additive or independent analgesic Properties or both |
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Agonist |
A substance that binds to receptors and causes a response |
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Agonist antagonist (partial) |
Substances that bind to receptor and caused a partial response that is not as strong as that caused by an Agonist |
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Analgesic ceiling effect |
Occurs when a given pain drug no longer controls pain despite being given the highest safest dose. |
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Analgesics |
Medications that relieve pain without loss of consciousness |
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Antagonist |
A drug that binds to a receptor and blocks a response |
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Nociception |
Feeling of pain |
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Nociceptors |
A and C fibers. Sensory nerves that transmit pain. |
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NSAIDs |
Drugs that are analgesics and possess Anti inflammatory and antipyretic effects |
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Pain threshold |
Level of stimulus that results in the sensation of pain |
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Somatic pain |
Pain that originates from skeletal muscles, or joints |
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Visceral pain |
Pain that originates from organs are smooth muscles |
