(i) Non narcotic analgesics – These drugs are effective in relieve skeletal pain & are non – addictive. They may have many other effects like reducing fever and preventing platelet coagulation. e.g. Aspirin & Paracetamol.
(ii) Narcotic analgesics – These are habit forming or addictive drugs e.g. morphine & its homologues. They, when administered in medicinal doses relieve pain & produce sleep but in poisonous doses, they can produce coma, convulsions & even death.
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Jitendra
Analgesics are classified an
(i) Non narcotic analgesics – These drugs are effective in relieve skeletal pain & are non – addictive. They may have many other effects like reducing fever and preventing platelet coagulation. e.g. Aspirin & Paracetamol.
(ii) Narcotic analgesics – These are habit forming or addictive drugs e.g. morphine & its homologues. They, when administered in medicinal doses relieve pain & produce sleep but in poisonous doses, they can produce coma, convulsions & even death.