Analgesics for Pain Relief

Follow the links below to find information about using analgesics (pain killing drugs) to relieve pain.

Created September 2011

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Title:   Pain relief during labour and birth
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   All women worry about how much pain they will feel during labour and how they will cope with it. There are many ways of coping with the pain and many choices to make.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Asthma and pain relievers: a quick reference guide for pharmacy
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing,National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
Description:   Aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can provoke asthma or rhinitis symptoms in some people with asthma, yet many others can take these medications with very low risk of an asthma reaction.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Pain relievers
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Pain-killing drugs (analgesics) are common medications. Non-opioid analgesics include aspirin and paracetamol. Opioid analgesics include morphine and oxycodone. All analgesics can cause unwanted side effects.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Pain management - children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Causes of pain in children include injury, disease, medical interventions such as vaccinations or surgery and normal childhood events such as teething. Always see your doctor for diagnosis and treatment and take care to follow dosage instructions carefully. Even small mistakes with medicines can cause big problems in little bodies.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Dental notes. Analgesics and pain relief in pregnancy and breastfeeding
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Dentists often advise patients regarding pain management for dental pain and generally the recommendation for pregnant women to use paracetamol, as the first-line treatment of fever and pain, is reasonable.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Analgesics and pain relief in pregnancy and breastfeeding
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Women should be reassured that pain can be treated during pregnancy and lactation and that they need not suffer unnecessarily.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Seeing the back of back pain
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   Acute low back pain affects four out of five Australians at some time in their lives. Generally, you can manage acute low back pain yourself. Read on to find out what you can do.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Dealing with pain
Publisher:   Arthritis Australia
Description:   Living with pain can be one of the hardest parts of having arthritis. This information sheet about dealing with pain includes information on understanding the pain cycle and learning techniques that may help with the pain.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Panadol Extra (paracetamol and caffeine) for pain
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   Info on Panadol Extra, paracetamol with caffeine
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Cancer pain
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   Many people with cancer find that understanding their illness can help them to better manage any pain.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Cancer pain management
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Cancer causes pain. Medication (drugs) for pain relief includes paracetamol, non-opioid (aspirin-like medications and others) and opioid drugs (codeine and morphine). Therapies such as meditation, massage, acupuncture and yoga may help. Managing pain can improve sleep, energy levels and quality of life. Radiation, surgery, hormone therapy and chemotherapy may also relieve pain.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Pain
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Pain is one of the symptoms that worries people the most. People may not know how pain can be treated and may think that pain is inevitable. Pain does not have to be a part of life with a terminal illness.
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Pain
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Pain is a frequent complication of cancer, and is common in many other life limiting illnesses. Pain that is not well-controlled causes significant distress and disability. These pages provide information and evidence regarding pain for health professionals.
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Pain management - adults
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Pain may be caused by medical conditions, injury or surgery. Management strategies include pain-relieving medicines, physical or occupational therapy, complementary therapies (such as acupuncture and massage) and cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT). Always see your doctor for diagnosis, treatment and advice on the best pain-management option for you.
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Childbirth - pain relief options
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Childbirth is usually a painful experience. Pain relief options include drug-free methods as well as medications such as nitrous oxide (gas), pethidine and epidural anaesthesia. Other options include hypnosis, acupunture, massage, breathing techniques and the TENS device.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Acute pain management: scientific evidence
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council
Description:   This publication summarises the evidence currently available to assist health professionals in the management of acute pain. The field of acute pain medicine is a rapidly changing one.
Date:   Feb 2010
Title:   Cancer pain - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out about the variety of medications, physical treatments and other therapies that can be used to treat cancer pain.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Treatments for pain caused by secondary breast cancer
Publisher:   Cancer Australia
Description:   Cancer pain can usually be controlled. It's rare to have cancer pain that can't be lessened or changed.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   How to report pain
Publisher:   Cancer Australia
Description:   It's important to report any new or worsening pain so that doctors can find the most likely cause and recommend the best way of managing it.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Pain relief ladder - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The World Health Organization has developed a pain relief ladder as a guide to treating cancer pain.
Date:   Sep 2009

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