Converse of object

• prescribe: If you have severe pain you may be prescribed stronger analgesics such as codeine or diamorphine or a combined painkiller.

• take: Taking analgesics will not interfere with the healing process.

• use: The types of analgesics used in an ICU are powerful.

• include: For example, it includes combination analgesics which are prescribed very frequently.

• give: Animals used for the wound healing studies will be given analgesics to minimize discomfort.

Adjective modifier

• opioid: He advised that opioid analgesics should be avoided in a patient with impaired liver function.

• non-opioid: Visit your GP or pharmacist if you are experiencing prolonged pain, or pain that isnât eased by non-opioid analgesics.

• narcotic: The cognitive effects of the administration of narcotic analgesics in patients with cancer pain.

• topical: For all topical analgesics there is an element of unknown territory.

• oral: Oral analgesics are the mainstay of pain relief at home.

• simple: Simple analgesics available " over the counter " may be taken.

Modifies a noun

• efficacy: All investigated the analgesic efficacy of a first dose in women with moderate or severe menstrual pain.

• paracetamol: The new patient should be given a simple analgesic, perhaps paracetamol.

• ladder: The concept of WHO analgesic ladder, obviously, needs to be modified in such pain emergencies.

• consumption: However, no significant decrease in analgesic consumption was recorded.

• medication: Charlotte is currently not receiving any sedative or regular analgesic medication.

• tablet: There was one period of time when the only medicine which was in the hospital was aspirin and other analgesic tablets.

Noun used with modifier

• combination: For example, it includes combination analgesics which are prescribed very frequently.

Preposition: in

• pain: NNTs of 2 to 5 are indicative of high efficacy, as with analgesics in acute pain.

Preposition: for

• pain: At the time of the initial appointment he was taking simple analgesics for this pain.