Psychoactive Agents

by Eddy M. Elmer

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Clinical Group: Analgesics and "Narcotics"

Opioid Analgesics ("Narcotic" Analgesics)
Anti-Inflammatory Analgesics ("Non-Narcotic" Analgesics)
Combination Opioid-Anti-Inflammatory Analgesics ("Narcotic" Anti-Inflammatory Analgesics)
Other Analgesics
Local Anesthetics
Agonist Substitutes
Antagonists
Withdrawal Symptom Reduction Drugs


General Chemical Class / Type Generic Trade
 


Opioid Analgesics ("Narcotic" Analgesics)

Annotations: Given before, during, or after surgery and various other medical procedures.   Given in hospital or by prescription.

Opiates: Opium and its Natural Derivatives

Annotations: Originally used as sedative hypnotics, especially opium and morphine---cf. Morpheus.
codeine (also made
synthetically)


morphine




laudanum (dilute solution of
opium)


opium




thebaine
Codeine Phosphate?,
Codeine Sulphate?

Morphine Sulfate,
MSIR, MS Contin,
Oramorph, Roxanol






Tincture Opium 10%,
B&O Supprettes,
Paregoric
Semisynthetic Opiates
(Related to Morphine)
diacetylmorphine (heroin)
hydrocodone
hydromorphone

Hycodan
Dilaudid
Synthetic Opiates
(Usually Chemically Unrelated to Morphine)
alfentanyl
AMF
butorphanol
buprenorphine
fentanyl
fentanyl derivatives
levorphanol


meperidine



meperidine analogs

methadone (originally,
"adolphine"


MPPP
MPTP

oxycodone



oxymorphone
pentazocine
propoxyphene
remifentanil
sufentanyl
thebaine derivatives
Alfenta

Stadol
Buprenex, Buprel
Duragesic

Levo-Dromoran,
Levorphanol Titrate

Demerol, Methergan,
Pethadol,
Isonipecaine


Methadone HCL,
Dolophine,
Methadose




Percolone,
Roxicodone,
Oxycontin

Numorphan
Talwin
Darvon
Ultiva
Sufenta


Anti-Inflammatory Analgesics ("Non-Narcotic" Analgesics)

Annotations: Usually sold over-the-counter or by prescription and used for moderate pain, and sometimes used in hospitals after surgery.

Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin Analgesics) acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) Bayer Aspirin
Anacin
Bufferin
Ascriptin
Ecotrin
Empirin
Para-Aminophenol Derivatives (First Group of Aspirin Alternatives) acetaminophen Tylenol
Excedrin Aspirin-Free
Panadol
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories:
Indomethacin and Proprionic Acid Derivatives
("Super Aspirins," Second Group of Aspirin Alternatives)
celecoxib
diclofenac
fenoprofen
ibuprofen


indomethacin
ketoprofen
ketorolac tromethamine
naproxen
phenylbutazone
piroxicam
Celebrex
Voltaren
Fenopron, Nalfon
Advil, Motrin IB,
Nuprin, Ibuprin

Indocid
Orudis, Ourvail
Toradol
Aleve
Butazolidin
Feldene


Combination Opioid---Anti-Inflammatory Analgesics
("Narcotic" Inflammatory Analgesics)


Annotations: Usually given for mild to moderately severe pain after surgery or various medical procedures Given in hospital or by prescription.

Narcotic Analgesics + Acetaminophen codeine and acetaminophen



codeine, acetaminophen,
butalbital, and caffeine

dihydrocodeine,
acetaminophen, and caffeine

hydrocodone and
acetaminophen









oxycodone and
acetaminophen

pentazocine and
acetaminophen

propoxyphene with
acetaminophen
Tylenol with Codeine
1, 2, or 3

Fioricet with Codeine

DHCplus



Anexsia,
Bancap-HC,
Ceta-Plus, Co-Gesic,
Dolacet, Hy-Phen,
Hydrocet,
Hydrogesic, Lorcet,
Lortab, Margesic-H,
Norco, Vicodin,
Zydone


Percocet, Roxicet,
Tylox

Talacen


Darvocet, Propacet
Narcotic Analgesics + Aspirin codeine and aspirin


codeine, aspirin,
butalbital, and caffeine

codeine and aspirin,
butalbital, and caffeine

dihydrocodeine, aspirin,
and caffeine

hydrocodone and aspirin

oxycodone and aspirin


pentazocine and aspirin

propoxyphene, aspirin, and caffeine
Empirin with Codeine

Fiorinal with Codeine

Fiorinal


Synalgos-DC


Lortab, Damason C

Percodan, Roxiprin,
Endodan

Talwin Compound

Darvon Compound, Propoxyphene Compound-65


Other Analgesics

Drugs that Metabolise to Amphetamine / Methamphetamine famprofazone Geodowin
Migraine Medications (Unclassified Therapeutic Agents) naratripan HCl
propranolol HCl (beta blocker)
sumatriptan
Amerge
Inderal
Imitrex
Miscellaneous Anticonvulsants sodium divalproex
valproic acid
topiramate
Depakote
Depakene
Topomax
Vasoconstrictors caffeine-containing over-the-counter and prescription pain medications (see listing above)  


Local Anaesthetics

(by Infiltration/Conduction, Surface/Topical, Regional Nerve Block, Epidural, and Spinal)


Cocaine and Natural or Synthetic Cocaine-Related Preparations benzocaine


bupivacaine
butamben picrate
chloroprocaine
cocaine
dibucaine
dyclonine
etidocaine
hexylcaine
levobupivacaine
lidocaine
mepivacaine


piperocaine
prilocaine
procaine
proparacaine





propoxlycaine
ropivacaine
tetracaine
Americaine Otic,
Hurricaine, Orajel

Marcaine
Butesin Picrate
Nesacaine

Nupercainal
Dyclone
Duranest

Levobupivacaine
Xylocaine
Carbocaine,
Polocaine

Citanest
Novocain
Ophthetic Sterile
Ophthalmic,
Ophthaine,
Parcaine,
Ophthalmic,
Ak-Taine, Alcaine


Naropin
Pontocaine, Opticaine
Other ethyl chloride
midazolam (benzodiazepine)

Versed


Agonist Substitutes

  methadone (originally,
"adolphine"


buprenorphine
Methadone HCL,
Dolophine,
Methadose

Buprel, Buprenex


Antagonists

  levallorphan
naloxone HCl


nalmefene HCl
nalorphine
naltrexone
Lorfan
Narcan, Naloxone,
Nalone

Revex
Nalline, Nalorphine
ReVia, Naltrexone


Withdrawal Symptom Reduction Drugs

  clonidine (anxiolytic: alpha-agonist antihypertensive) Catapres, Dixarit


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