PAIN DRUGS HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS

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DRUGS (Alphabetical Order)

Select one Acetaminophen Acyclovir Alendronate Alprazolam Amitriptyline Amoxapine Aspirin Atropine Baclofen Botulinum toxin Bretylium Bupivacaine Buprenorphine Butorphanol Capsaicin Carbamazepine Celecoxib Chlordiazepoxide Chloroprocaine Chlorpromazine Choline salicylate Cimetidine Clonidine Clonazepam Cocaine Codeine Cosyntropin Desipramine Dexamethasone Dextromethorphan Diazepam Diclofenac Diflunisal Dihydroergotamine Docusate Doxepin EMLA Ephedrine Epinephrine Ergotamine Etanercept Etidocaine Etodolac Famotidine Fenoprofen Fentanyl Fluoxetine Fluphenazine Gabapentin Guanethidine Haloperidol Hydrocodone Hydromorphone Hydroxyzine Ibuprofen Imipramine Indomethacin Ketoprofen Ketorolac Leflunomide Levorphanol Lidocaine Lorazepam Meclofenamate Mefenamic acid Meperidine Mepivacaine Methylprednisolone Methocarbamol Metoclopramide Metoprolol Mexiletine Midazolam Misoprostol Morphine Nabumetone Nalbuphine Naloxone Naltrexone Naproxen Nifedipine Nortriptyline Ondansetron Oxycodone Oxymorphone Pamidronate Paroxetine Pentazocine Pentosan Perphenazine Phenytoin Piroxicam Prednisone Prilocaine Procaine Prochlorperazine Promethazine Propranolol Protriptyline Ranitidine Ropivacaine Salsalate Sertraline Sucralfate Sufentanil Sulindac Sumatriptan Tetracaine Tolmetin Tramadol Trazodone Trimipramine Valproic acid Verapamil Zolmitriptan

TOPICAL AGENTS

Amitriptyline
Baclofen
Clonidine
Cyclobenzaprine
2-deoxy-d-glucose
Dexamethasone
Dextromethorphan
Diclofenac
Doxepin
DMSO
Gabapentin
Ketamine
Ketoprofen

NEUROLYTIC AGENT

Phenol

APPENDICES

Appendix 1: World Health Organization
Three-step Ladder
Appendix 2: Drug Tables
Appendix 3: Infusion Tables
Appendix 4: Relative Potencies of
Opioids Effects
Appendix 5: Relative Potencies of Steroids
Appendix 6: Intravenous PCA
Standard Orders
Appendix 7: Patient Controlled Analgesia Flow Sheet
Appendix 8: Relative Potencies of Opioids
Appendix 9: Epidural Analgesia Monitoring Orders
Appendix 10: Pain Rating Scales
Appendix 11: Multiplication Factors for Converting the Daily Dose of a Prior Opioid to the Daily Dose of Oxycontin
Appendix 12: CPR Algorithms
Appendix 13: Pediatric CPR Algorithms
Appendix 14: Trade Name Table

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