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2. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug - Wikipedia

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   Pain following surgery can be significant, and many people require strong pain medications such as opioids. There is some low-certainty evidence that starting NSAID painkiller medications in adults early, before surgery, may help reduce post-operative pain, and also reduce the dose or quantity of opioid medications required after surgery. [29]

3. Local anesthetic - Wikipedia

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   Many local anesthetics fall into two general chemical classes, amino esters (top) and amino amides (bottom). A local anesthetic (LA) is a medication that causes absence of all sensation (including pain) in a specific body part without loss of consciousness, [1] providing local anesthesia, as opposed to a general anesthetic, which eliminates all sensation in the entire body and causes ...

4. Ketamine - Wikipedia

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   The doses are lower than those used for anesthesia, usually referred to as sub-anesthetic doses. Adjunctive to morphine or on its own, ketamine reduces morphine use, pain level, nausea, and vomiting after surgery. Ketamine is likely to be most beneficial for surgical patients when severe post-operative pain is expected, and for opioid-tolerant ...

5. Nitrous oxide (medication) - Wikipedia

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   Nitrous oxide, as medical gas supply, is an inhaled gas used as pain medication, and is typically administered with 50% oxygen mix. It is often used together with other medications for anesthesia. [2] Common uses include during childbirth, following trauma, and as part of end-of-life care. [2]

6. Ibuprofen may not be the safest treatment for pain - AOL

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   Doctors were surprised by the results after looking at the health risks of common anti-inflammatory drugs. Ibuprofen may not be the safest treatment for pain Skip to main content

7. Propofol - Wikipedia

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   To induce general anesthesia, propofol is the drug used almost exclusively, having largely replaced sodium thiopental. [13]It is often administered as part of an anesthesia maintenance technique called total intravenous anesthesia, using either manually programmed infusion pumps or computer-controlled infusion pumps in a process called target controlled infusion (TCI).

8. Postoperative nausea and vomiting - Wikipedia

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   Numerous patient factors and medication adverse effects must be taken into consideration when selecting a treatment regimen. [5] Serotonin (5-HT3) receptor antagonists can be administered as a single dose at the end of surgery. Adverse effects include prolongation of the QT interval on electrocardiogram (EKG).

9. Are Diabetes Drugs Really Safe (& Reliable) for Weight Loss?

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   Are Diabetes Weight Loss Drugs Safe? Generally speaking, GLP-1s, GIP/GLP-1s, and metformin are considered safe and effective when used as prescribed. That said, no medication is without side effects.