Medications

Codeine

  1. Management of mild to moderate pain

Alfentanil

  1. Analgesia
  2. Anesthetic in general surgery when endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation are required

Butorphanol

  1. Acute pain
  2. Pain during labor
  3. Preoperative sedation
  4. Supplement to balanced anesthesia

Levorphanol

  1. Management of severe pain

Opium Tincture

  1. Treatment of diarrhea in adults

Tramadol

  1. Analgesia (severe and persistent pain)

Oxycodone

  1. Management of severe and persistent pain

Methadone

  1. Maintenance treatment of opioid use disorder
  2. Opioid withdrawal
  3. Management of severe and persistent pain

Timolol (systemic)

  1. Management of hypertension
  2. Prevention of migraines
  3. Secondary prevention to reduce mortality after myocardial infarction

Adenosine

  1. Treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
  2. Diagnostic aid used in pharmacologic cardiac stress testing

Aspirin

  1. Temporary pain relief
  2. Anti-inflammatory treatment
  3. Anti-fever treatment
  4. Treatment post revascularization procedure
  5. Secondary prevention of mortality after cardiac event or stroke
  6. Management of stable ischemic heart disease

Diflunisal

  1. Treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
  2. Treatment of mild to moderate pain

Etodolac

  1. Management of acute pain
  2. Relief of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

Fenoprofen

  1. Relief of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis
  2. Relief of mild to moderate pain

Flurbiprofen (systemic)

  1. Relief of signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

Indomethacin (systemic)

  1. Treatment of mild to moderate pain
  2. Treatment of moderate to severe ankylosing spondylitis
  3. Treatment of acute painful bursitis and/or tendinopathy of the shoulder
  4. Treatment of acute gout flares
  5. Treatment of moderate to severe osteoarthritis
  6. Treatment of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (including acute flares of chronic disease)

Ketoprofen

  1. Management of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis
  2. Management of pain
  3. Treatment of primary dysmenorrhea
  4. Management of the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis

Ketorolac (systemic)

  1. Short-term (<5 days) management of acute pain

Meclofenamate

  1. Acute and long-term relief of signs and symptoms of acute gouty arthritis
  2. Acute and long-term relief of signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis
  3. Relief of signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
  4. Acute and long-term relief of signs and symptoms of acute bursitis/tendinopathy of the shoulder
  5. Reduction of fever
  6. Relief of mild to moderate pain
  7. Treatment of primary dysmenorrhea and idiopathic heavy menstrual blood loss

Mefenamic Acid

  1. Treatment of primary dysmenorrhea
  2. Management of mild to moderate pain

Methotrimeprazine

  1. Treatment of conditions associated with anxiety
  2. Treatment of bipolar disorder
  3. Management of insomnia, including for sedation in palliative care settings
  4. Nausea and vomiting
  5. Management of pain
  6. Treatment of schizophrenia and psychotic disorders

Methoxyflurane

  1. Short-term relief of moderate to severe acute pain associated with trauma or interventional medical procedures

Nabumetone

  1. Relief of signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
  2. Relief of signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis

Oxaprozin

  1. Relief of signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis
  2. Relief of signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis

Piroxicam

  1. Relief of signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis