Is an NSAID equal to or better than an opiate?
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Here’s the issue, one drug is acting on the opiate receptor, another is acting as a COX-1, COX-2 inhibitor, and yet the analgesic effect on severe cancer pain is the same. So why use an opiate instead of an NSAID?
The opiate drugs give you the added euphoria that NSAIDs don’t. So analgesia is one thing, but how the pt feels is important.
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