Pain, fever and inflammation
NSAIDs, paracetamol, opioids and their antidote, and the drugs for gout. 15 drugs in 7 classes. Read them through, then practice: their classes, how they work, what they treat and what they're known for. 15 questions, about 5 minutes.
Free, and no account needed.
In this group
The classes and their drugs
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsBlocking COX-1 and COX-2, so less prostaglandin is made
- IbuprofenNaproxenDiclofenacAspirin
- Selective COX-2 inhibitorsBlocking COX-2 selectively, sparing the COX-1 that protects the stomach
- Celecoxib
- ParacetamolReducing pain and fever by central actions that are not fully understood
- Paracetamol
- Opioid analgesicsActivating mu-opioid receptors in the brain and spinal cord to dull pain
- MorphineCodeineTramadolFentanylOxycodone
- Opioid antagonistsBlocking opioid receptors, displacing opioids and reversing their effects
- Naloxone
- Xanthine oxidase inhibitorsBlocking xanthine oxidase so the body makes less uric acid
- AllopurinolFebuxostat
- ColchicineBinding tubulin so neutrophils cannot migrate into inflamed joints
- Colchicine