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"Painkiller" is a very generic term for any medication which can act to relieve pain. Anti-inflammatories can be in that category.
Anti-inflammatories, on the other hand, are medications which work by decreasing the inflammatory response which is causing pain, usually by working on prostaglandins. Anti-inflammatories include aspirin, ibuprofen (Motrin, Aleve), Naproxen (Aleve), Toradol, Mobic, Diclofenac, etc..
Other types of painkillers beside anti-inflammatories are simple analgesics like Tylenol, or opiate medications like codeine, oxycodone (Percocet = Tylenol + oxycodone), or morphine.
Opiate medications work by attaching to the opioid receptors of the brain, where they interefere with and stop the transmission of pain signals to the rest of the body. They also can produce feelings where you are aware of the pain still being there, but you don't really care as much.
Pain specialists have now also found that there are other medications which can be used to treat chronic pain. Neurontin, Lyrica, Topamax, Zonegran (all primarily anti-seizure meds) - have proven useful for pain, especially nerve pain, as well as tricyclic antidepressants and SNRIs like Cymbalta.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agopain killers are for pain related issues, and antibiotics are for infections,
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Can painkillers kill pathogens?
Pain killers only do just that- help to kill pain. Pathogens such as bacteria are not killed by pain medicine. Antibiotics are prescribed to kill some pathogens, but currently no antibiotics are also pain killers as well.
Are antibiotics pain killers?
NO. They are antibiotics. anti = against; and bio = life. Therefore antibiotics kill bacteria etc. (Indirectly, antibiotics may contribute to pain relief if the pain is caused by the types of infection resulting from those germs which antibiotics kill. However, antibiotics should never be taken as a direct painkiller. Rather, one should take them to fight germs when one has become infected; but only after ascertaining that antibiotics are needed and will help. A doctor should be consulted. Taking antibiotics for too long, or when not needed, can have unwanted consequences.)
What is the difference between antibotics and painkillers?
Antibiotics are drugs that kill bacteria. Painkillers are drugs that dampen down the bodies ability to feel pain.
What are killers?
pain killers are a type of drug that relieves pain
What kind of pain pills are prescribed after jaw surgery?
Prescription pain killers are often given after jaw surgery to help ease the pain. Antibiotics are also given regularly to curb potential inflammatory problems.
Can you consider pain killers as drug?
Not automatically, no. Some "pain killers" are depressants and others aren't. Aspirin, for example, is an analgesic ("pain killer") but not a depressant.
What are the kinds of regulated drugs?
There are thousands of regulated drugs in the United States. Some regulated drugs include pain killers, antibiotics, vaccines, and over-the-counter vitamins.
What are the use of pain killers?
To kill pain.
Why do we use pain killers?
To relieve pain
What is a oxycotion?
Oxycodone is an opioid pain killer used to treat moderate and severe pain. Opioid pain killers are also known as narcotic pain killers.
Addicted to pain killers?
No. Are you?
What happens if a boil bursts internally?
you will be in a lot of pain I have suffered for years with boils and numerous different doctors do nothing to help except pain killers and antibiotics that help for a week then back to same old agony my advice find a great doctor or suffer the pain
