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[[Opioids|Opioids]] are considered the most potent and efficious analgesic drugs available in veterinary medicine. They are used more commonly for ''acute'' pain.  Opioids are both natural and synthetic and includes [[#opioids|morphine]], [[#opioids|methadone]], [[#opioids|buprenorphine]], [[#opioids|pethidine]] and [[#opioids|fentanyl]] among others. They act upon opioid repectors as full agonists, partial agonists, agonist-antagonists or full anatagonists.   

[[Opioids|Opioids]] are considered the most potent and efficious analgesic drugs available in veterinary medicine. They are used more commonly for ''acute'' pain.  Opioids are both natural and synthetic and includes [[#opioids|morphine]], [[#opioids|methadone]], [[#opioids|buprenorphine]], [[#opioids|pethidine]] and [[#opioids|fentanyl]] among others. They act upon opioid repectors as full agonists, partial agonists, agonist-antagonists or full anatagonists.   

    

    

==Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory==

==Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories==

[[NSAIDs| NSAIDS]] are used more commonly in the management of chronic pain and often used post operatively for longer term analgesia. They have other benefits over other drugs, such as opioids, as they lack certain side effects, do no alter behaviour and have anti-inflammatory properties. They produce analgesia by acting upon the COX enzyme preventing the production of prostaglandins, prostacyclin and thromboxanes.

[[NSAIDs| NSAIDS]] are used more commonly in the management of chronic pain and often used post operatively for longer term analgesia. They have other benefits over other drugs, such as opioids, as they lack certain side effects, do no alter behaviour and have anti-inflammatory properties. They produce analgesia by acting upon the COX enzyme preventing the production of prostaglandins, prostacyclin and thromboxanes.