NSAIDs and other pain killers

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All the following are NSAIDs and have the same caveats regarding dyspepsia, nausea and gastro-intestinal bleeding amongst others. But taken sensibly which is to say always with food and not at all if you are in an 'at risk' group, they are reasonably safe.

Aspirin: Anacin, Ascriptin, Bayer, Bufferin, Ecotrin, Excedrin
Choline and magnesium salicylates: CMT, Tricosal, Trilisate
Choline salicylate: Arthropan
Celecoxib: Celebrex
Diclofenac potassium: Cataflam
Diclofenac sodium: Voltaren, Voltaren XR
Diclofenac sodium with misoprostol: Arthrotec
Diflunisal: Dolobid
Etodolac: Lodine, Lodine XL
Fenoprofen calcium: Nalfon
Flurbiprofen: Ansaid
Ibuprofen: Advil, Motrin, Motrin IB, Nuprin
Indomethacin: Indocin, Indocin SR
Ketoprofen: Actron, Orudis, Orudis KT, Oruvail
Magnesium salicylate: Arthritab, Bayer Select, Doan's Pills, Magan, Mobidin, Mobogesic
Meclofenamate sodium: Meclomen
Mefenamic acid: Ponstel, Ponstan
Meloxicam: Mobic
Nabumetone: Relafen
Naproxen: Naprosyn, Naprelan
Naproxen sodium: Aleve, Anaprox
Oxaprozin: Daypro
Piroxicam: Feldene
Rofecoxib: Vioxx
Salsalate: Amigesic, Anaflex 750, Disalcid, Marthritic, Mono-Gesic, Salflex, Salsitab
Sodium salicylate: various generics
Sulindac: Clinoril
Tolmetin sodium: Tolectin
 
Re: Aleve, Zopiclone, Lyrica to name a few

acetaminophen (Paracetamol; Tylenol) belongs to a class of drugs called analgesics (pain relievers) and antipyretics (fever reducers).

Acetaminophen relieves pain by elevating the pain threshold, that is, by requiring a greater amount of pain to develop before it is felt by a person.

It reduces fever through its action on the heat-regulating centre of the brain. Specifically, it tells the centre to lower the body's temperature when the temperature is elevated.

Acetaminophen relieves pain in mild arthritis but has no effect on the underlying inflammation, redness and swelling of the joint.

Acetaminophen , unlike other common analgesics such as aspirin and ibuprofen, has no anti-inflammatory properties, and so it is not a member of the class of drugs known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs.

Acetaminophen is also known as paracetamol and Tylenol.
 

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