Painkillers

there are three main types of painkiller: non-steroidal

anti-inflammatory drugs , paracetamol and opioids. Each works

in a different way. Most people only need to take painkillers

for a few days or weeks at most, but some people need to take

them for a long time. You can buy some painkillers from

pharmacies; this includes some paracetamol, and some weak

opioids (codeine or dihydrocodeine). If you buy painkillers

that contain weak opioids and you need to take them for more

than three days you must discuss this with your pharmacist or

doctor.

Painkillers are medicines that are used to treat pain. There

are a large number of painkillers available and they all come

in various different brand names.

by mouth as liquids, tablets, or capsules by injection Some

painkillers are also available as a creams or ointments.

different types of painkillers are sometimes combined

together into one tablet - for example, paracetamol plus

codeine .