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What are analgesic drugs? How are they classified and when are they usually recommended for use?

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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.



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