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What are narcotic and non-narcotic drugs? Give examples.
Distinguish Between
Solution
| Sr. No. | Narcotic drugs | Non-narcotic drugs |
| 1. | Relieve pain and produce sleep. These are addictive. In poisonous dose, this produces coma arid ultimate death. | Alleviate pain by reducing local inflammatory responses. |
| 2. | Used for either short-term or long-term relief of severe pain. | Used for short-term pain relief. |
| 3. | Mainly used for post-operative pain, the pain of terminal cancer. | Used for modest pain like headache, muscle strain, bruising, or arthritis. |
| 4. | Examples: Morphine, Codeine | Examples: Ibuprofen, Aspirin |
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