Muscoskeletal/Pain Meds

Question 1

Aspirin

Answer 1

Ecotrin(and other brands)
Class: NSAID
Use: Fever, Pain, and Inflammation
Dosage: 💊🩲
Warning ⚠️: avoid if allergic
May cause bleeds with other such meds ☠️🩸‼️
Oral should be taken with food.

Question 2

Celecoxib

Answer 2

Celebrex(and other brands)
Class: NSAID
Use: Pain and inflammation
Dosage: 💊🥛
Warning ⚠️: Avoided if allergic to Salicylates, NSAIDs or Sulfonamides.
Avoided in patients with CV issues and or on other bleed risk meds ☠️🩸‼️

Question 3

Diclofenac NA

Answer 3

Voltaren(and other brands)
Class: NSAID
Use: Pain and inflammation (particularly arthritis for topical)
Dosage: 💊🧴(gel, solution and patch)👁
Warning ⚠️ : Avoid if allergic to similar drugs
Use caution in patients with CV issues and other bleed risk meds ‼️☠️🩸
Oral should be taken with food

Question 4

Diclofenac K

Answer 4

Cataflam(and other brands)
Class: NSAID
Use: Pain and inflammation
Dosage: 💊🥛
Warning ⚠️ : Avoid if allergic to similar drugs
Use caution in patients with CV issues and other bleed risk meds ‼️☠️🩸
should be taken with food

Question 5

Etodolac

Answer 5

Lodine
Class: NSAID
Use: Inflammation/Pain
Dosage: 💊
Use caution in patients with CV issues and other bleed risk meds ‼️☠️🩸
should be taken with food

Question 6

Ibuprofen

Answer 6

Motrin(and other brands)
Class: NSAID
Use: Fever, pain, and inflammation
Dosage: 💊🥛💉
Notes and Warning ⚠️:
200mg is the OTC dose
Use caution in patients with CV issues and other bleed risk meds ‼️☠️🩸
should be taken with food

Question 7

Indomethacin

Answer 7

Idocin
Class: NSAID
Use: Pain/inflammation
Dosage: 💊🥛💉🩲
Warning ⚠️:
Use caution in patients with CV issues and other bleed risk meds ‼️☠️🩸
should be taken with food 🍔

Question 8

Ketorolac

Answer 8

Toradol(and other brands)
Class: NSAID
Use: Pain/inflammation
Dosage: 💊💉👁🫁
Warning ⚠️: 🛂 Oral and injectable can only be used for 5d max ‼️⛔️
Use caution in patients with CV issues and other bleed risk meds ‼️☠️🩸
should be taken with food 🍔