What is Analgesic?
[[File:12-08-18-tilidin-retard.jpg|thumb]] '''Analgetics''' (one ''analgetic'') (or '''analgesics''') is a word for some [[drug]]s that are used to stop [[pain]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/analgesic|title=Analgesic {{!}} Definition of Analgesic by Lexico|website=Lexico Dictionaries {{!}} English|language=en|access-date=2019-10-06|archive-date=2019-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006142917/https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/analgesic|url-status=dead}}</ref> These are also known as '''painkillers'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analgesic|title=Thesaurus results for ANALGESIC|website=www.merriam-webster.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-06}}</ref> There are several kinds of painkillers. All act on the [[nervous system]]. Some painkillers (such as [[Opioid|opioids]]) can make people [[addiction|addicted]] if they are taken for a long time. Some painkillers have [[Adverse effect (medicine)|side effects]] that can harm people when they take too much (e.g., too much [[paracetamol]] can be dangerous for the liver) == Types of Analgesics == * [[Paracetamol]] * [[Opiate]]s * [[NSAID]]s (commonly [[aspirin]] and [[ibuprofen]]) * [[COX-2 inhibitors]] directly block a receptor. == References == [[Category:Analgesics| ]] <references /><br />{{med-stub}}