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Highlights for mild pain (6)
- * OTC medications
- * Take w/ food
- * NOT for pts w/ bleeding disorders
- * Ceiling effects (increase of dose is ineffective)
- * DO NOT HAVE physical dependence or tolerance
- * Prescription NOT required
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Ibuprfen: description (1) + side effect (4)
(3) Drugs
- (Motrin, Advil, Nupren)
- - Response VARIES (if one is not effective try another)
- - S.E= bleeding tendencies, dyspepsia, ulceration, hemorrhage
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Toradol (2)
- - PRECAUTION limit to 5 days
- -Can cause renal insufficiency in dehydrated pts
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Cox 2 inhibitors (2)
- -Similar to NSAIDs
- - Less GI effects still a risk
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Non-Aspirin Pain Reliever (3) Classif.
Acetomenophen (1) drug
- Tylenol
- - MAXIMUM dose is 4GRAMS - Over 4000mg can cause ACUTE OVER DOSE- pt w/ alcoholic or liver disease are at rick for hepatotoxicity
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Salicytates (1)
(1) drug
- Asprin
- - possibility of UPPER GI BLEEDING
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Trilisate (1)
DOES NOT INCREASE BLEEDING TIME
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