. What are analgesic medicines? How are they classified and when are they commonly recommended for use

Best Answer

Analgesics: They are the drugs used for relieving pain. Analgesics are classified into two categories:

(a) Narcotics (addictive) drugs            (b) Non-narcotics (non-addictive) drugs

(a) Narcotics: Narcotic drugs are recommended for cardiac pain, post operative pains, terminal cancer and in child birth.

(b) Non-narcotics: Non-narcotic drugs are effective in relieving skeletal pain, reducing fever, preventing heart attack