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Brief Guide To Common Painkillers
Brief Guide To Common Painkillers
ASPIRIN
IBUPROFEN
TRAMADOL
MORPHINE
OPIOID ANALGESICS
BUPRENORPHINE
PARACETAMOL
HYDROMORPHONE
OH
O
O
Key:
OH
OH
OH
HO
OH
HO
HO
Salicylate drug
A phenylpropanoic acid
Synthetic opioid
Naturally-occurring opioid
Semi-synthetic opioid
Semi-synthetic opioid
TRADE NAMES
Aspirin, Acuprin, Ecotrin
TRADE NAMES
Advil, Nurofen, Motrin, Brufen
TRADE NAMES
Ryzolt, Tramal, Ultram
TRADE NAMES
MS Contin, Oramorph, Sevredol
TRADE NAMES
Palladone, Dilaudid
TRADE NAMES
Suboxone, Subutex, Zubsolv
PARACETAMOL
A.K.A ACETAMINOPHEN, OR
TYLENOL IN THE USA
OH
O
N
H
CODEINE
0.1
HYDROCODONE
OH
5 4-7
OXYCODONE
1 1.5
40
METHADONE
80-100
FENTANYL
N
O
Antipyretic analgesic
Semi-synthetic opioid
Semi-synthetic opioid
Synthetic opioid
Synthetic opioid
TRADE NAMES
Acetaminophen, Tylenol, Panadol
TRADE NAMES
Co-codamol (with paracetamol)
TRADE NAMES
Vicodin (with paracetamol)
TRADE NAMES
Roxicodone, OxyContin, Oxecta
TRADE NAMES
Methadose, Dolophine, Symoron
TRADE NAMES
Actiq, Durogesic, Abstral
Note:
C
Potency values are for oral administration. Numeric measures of potency are variable; the figures given are merely general approximations, and can be affected by a number of factors.
BY
NC
ND