Category

• Analgesic
• Anesthesia adjunct
• Anesthesia adjunct, opioid analgesic

Description Drug

Narcotic analgesics - nar-KOT-ik an-al-JEE-zicks are given to relieve pain before and during surgery - including dental surgery or during labor and delivery. These medication may also be given before or together with an anesthetic - either a general anesthetic or a local anesthetic, even when the patient is not in pain, to help the anesthetic work better.

When a narcotic analgesic is using for surgery or obstetrics - labor and delivery, it will be given by or under the immediate supervision of a medical family doctor or dentist, or by a specially trained nurse, in the family doctor's office or in a hospital.

The following information applies only to these special uses of narcotic analgesics. If you are taking or receiving a narcotic analgesic to relieve pain after surgery, or for any other reason, ask your health care professional for additional information about the drug and its use.

These medication are available in the following dosage forms:

Parenteral
• Alfentanil
  • Injection - USA and Canada
• Buprenorphine
  • Injection - USA and Canada
• Butorphanol
  • Injection - USA and Canada
• Fentanyl
  • Injection - USA and Canada
• Meperidine
  • Injection - USA and Canada
• Morphine
  • Injection - USA and Canada
• Nalbuphine
  • Injection - USA and Canada
• Remifentanil
  • Injection - USA and Canada
• Sufentanil
  • Injection - USA and Canada

Brand Names

Some commonly using brand names are:

In the USA

• Alfenta
• Astramorph ⁶
• Astramorph PF ⁶
• Buprenex
• Demerol ⁵
• Duramorph ⁶
• Nubain ⁷
• Stadol
• Sublimaze ⁴
• Sufenta ⁹
• Ultiva ⁸

In Canada

• Alfenta
• Demerol ⁵
• Epimorph ⁶
• Nubain ⁷
• Stadol
• Sufenta ⁹
• Ultiva ⁸

Another commonly using name for meperidine is pethidine .

For quick reference, the following narcotic analgesics are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.