Narcotic Painkillers

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Examples


Brand Name Generic Name
Vicodinhydrocodone

Hydrocodone is available as tablets, capsules, or syrups. It is sometimes combined with other medicines such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen.

Brand Name Generic Name
Methadosemethadone

Methadone is available as pills or as a liquid that you swallow. It is also given as a shot.

Generic Name
morphine

Morphine is available as pills or as rectal suppositories. It is also given as a shot or intravenously. Pills such as MS Contin supply a controlled release of morphine.

Brand Name Generic Name
Percodanoxycodone

Oxycodone is available as pills, controlled-release tablets, or a liquid that you swallow. It is sometimes combined with acetaminophen or aspirin.

Narcotic drugs are also called narcotics or opioids.

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Last updated: October 30, 2007
Author: Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH
Reviewed By: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine, Michael Seth Rabin, MD - Medical Oncology
Editors: Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC

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