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Opiate and Opioid (“Narcotic”) Therapy for Acute Migraine Headache
Author(s) -
Rothrock John F.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2010.01728.x
Subject(s) - hydromorphone , codeine , medicine , oxycodone , morphine , hydrocodone , acetaminophen , migraine , opioid , narcotic , anesthesia , addiction , opiate , (+) naloxone , propoxyphene , pharmacology , analgesic , psychiatry , receptor
Opiates and opioids are naturally occurring or synthesized derivatives of opium commonly known as “narcotics.” Short-acting narcotics often are used for the acute treatment of migraine headache that is moderate to severe in intensity. Orally self-administered narcotics that are commonly prescribed include codeine (typically prescribed with acetaminophen; eg, Tylenol #3), hydrocodone (typically prescribed with acetaminophen; eg, Lortab, Vicodin), meperdine (eg, Demerol), and oxycodone (either alone – eg, Oxy IR – or with acetaminophen – eg, Percocet). More potent short-acting narcotics include hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and morphine.head_1728 1255..1256