Adjuvant analgesic drugs - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Analgesics Questions And Answers 1 / 6 1. WHO analgesic ladder Stepwise approach to pain management with increasing drug potency Step 1:non-opioid plus optional adjuvant analgesics for mild pain Step 2: weak opioid plus non-opioid and adjuvant analgesics for mild to moderate pain Step 3: strong opioid plus non-opioid and adjuvant analgesics for moderate to severe pain 2. Adjuvant Substance that increases the immune response to antigens 3. Opiates opium and its derivatives, such as ...

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Adjuvant Analgesic Drugs CORRECT ANSWER Drugs that are added for combined therapy with a primary drug and may have additive or independent analgesic properties, or both. (p. 144 Agonist CORRECT ANSWER A substance that binds to a receptor and causes a response. (p. 149) Agonist-Antagonist CORRECT ANSWER Substances that bind to a receptor and cause a partial response that is not as strong as that caused by an agonist (also known as a partial agonist). (p. 149) Analgesic Ceiling Effect COR...

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Opioid Analgesics - correct answer Codeine Sulfate Fentanyl Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) Meperidine Meperodone hydrochloride (Dolophine) Methadone hydrochloride Morphine sulfate Oxycodone hydrochloride Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan) Opioid Analgesics: Mechanism of Action - correct answer Agonists: Bind to opioid pain receptor in the brain and cause an analgesic response (reduction in pain sensation) Agonists-Antagonists: Bind to pain receptor and cause a weaker neurologic response tha...

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