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Narcotic analgesic Drugs. BY Dr. Mirza Shahed Baig. WHAT IS PAIN. Pain is a crucial aspect of the body’s defense mechanisms Pain “is a part of a rapid warning relay instruction the motor neurons of the central nervous system to minimize detected physical harm ”.
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Narcotic analgesic Drugs BY Dr. Mirza Shahed Baig
WHAT IS PAIN Pain is a crucial aspect of the body’s defense mechanisms Pain “is a part of a rapid warning relay instruction the motor neurons of the central nervous system to minimize detected physical harm ”
Some of the most common causes of pain include: • headache • postsurgical pain • post-trauma pain • lower back pain • cancer pain • arthritis pain • neurogenic pain (pain caused by nerve damage) • psychogenic pain (pain that isn’t caused by disease, injury, or nerve damage)
Chemistry of Morphine • Early Changes on Morphine Nucleus (Before 1929) • Modification carried out by Small, Eddy and Co-workers ( After 1929) • Modification carried out by Eisleb and Shaumann (1938) • Modification carried out by Grewes (After 1946)
Modification carried out by Small, Eddy and Co-workers ( After 1929)
Modification carried out by Eisleb and Shaumann (1938) • Meperidine Series • Bemidones Series • Prodines Series • Fentanyl Series • Methadone Series