2006-10-22 02:15:26 · 12 answers · asked by mohd m 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
analgesic is a medicine that relieves pain.
it has a category depending on the type of pain you get, simple pain, chronic pain or acute pain.
even opium is one of the best known analgesics and now drugs like opium, known as opioids are used for analgesics.
Salicylic acid (aspirin), Paracetamol are some of the best known analgesics.
2006-10-22 02:52:12 · answer #1 · answered by GHOTANE_ D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Analgesic is an adjective which means "capable of reducing or relieving pain." So if a medication is 'analgesic', it's a painkiller.
2006-10-22 09:19:57 · answer #2 · answered by turkkizi34 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An analgesic is a drug that relieves pain without causing numbness unlike anesthetics.
2006-10-22 09:26:40 · answer #3 · answered by ispakles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A painkiller.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analgesic
2006-10-22 09:16:44 · answer #4 · answered by in vino veritas 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
analgesic (an-al-je-zik) Insensible to pain; alleviating pain; a drug which relieves pain. Synonym-anodyne.
Please see the webpages for more details on Pain medications / killers.
2006-10-22 09:52:18 · answer #5 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pain reliever.
2006-10-22 09:22:20 · answer #6 · answered by F T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a fever reducer and, also a pain reliever.
2006-10-22 09:22:07 · answer #7 · answered by ~*á?¦Kileaá?¦*~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pain pills
2006-10-22 09:28:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pain reliever.
2006-10-22 09:22:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be provided free with each question.
2006-10-22 09:26:34 · answer #10 · answered by deepak57 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋