What medications are most commonly used to manage pain?
• Adjuvant pain medications, including: antidepressants, anticonvulsants and muscle relaxors. • Opiates or “pain killers” used to treat acute pain or cancer-related pain, and often prescribed for chronic pain. • Anti-inflammatory drugs to alleviate pain by reducing swelling and irritation. There are alternative delivery methods for medications. Common methods used at the office are oral medications, topical creams, sublingual medicines, nasal sprays, injections and patches.
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