An analgesic drug, also called simply an analgesic, antalgic, pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used for pain management.

2023年4月6日 · Analgesics are medicines that are used to relieve pain. They are also known as painkillers or pain relievers. Technically, the term analgesic refers to a medication that provides relief from pain without putting you to sleep or making you lose consciousness.

Analgetics (one analgetic) (or analgesics) is a word for some drugs that are used to stop pain. [1] These are also known as painkillers. [2] There are several kinds of painkillers. All act on the nervous system. Some painkillers (such as opioids) can …

Treatment approaches to chronic pain include pharmacological measures, such as analgesics (pain killer drugs), antidepressants, and anticonvulsants; interventional procedures, physical therapy, physical exercise, application of ice or heat; and psychological measures, such as biofeedback and cognitive behavioral therapy.

2022年6月29日 · Analgesics are medications that relieve pain. There are three main types: non-opioid analgesics, opioid analgesics, and compound analgesics that combine the two previous forms.

Compound analgesics are those with multiple active ingredients; they include many of the stronger prescription analgesics. Active ingredients that have been commonly used in compound analgesics include: aspirin or ibuprofen; caffeine; codeine or oxycodone; paracetamol (acetaminophen) phenacetin

2025年1月10日 · Analgesic, any drug that relieves pain selectively without blocking the conduction of nerve impulses, markedly altering sensory perception, or affecting consciousness. This selectivity is an important distinction between an analgesic and an anesthetic.

2021年3月22日 · What are analgesics? Analgesics are medications that relieve pain. Unlike medications used for anesthesia during surgery, analgesics don’t turn off nerves, change the ability to sense your surroundings or alter consciousness. They are sometimes called painkillers or pain relievers.

2021年7月27日 · Analgesics, or pain killers, are a group of agents that relieve pain due to inflammation. There are two main types of oral analgesics: NSAIDs are effective for superficial pain originating from the skin, muscles, and joints, whereas opioids work more effectively to numb pain arising from deeper organs. Local tissue injury releases prostaglandins.

2025年1月2日 · analgesic (plural analgesics) (pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.) I am taking an analgesic. Is it safe to drink alcoholic beverages?