For example, nearly 3 percent of high school seniors misused the opioid pain
reliever Vicodin (acetaminophen / hydrocodone) in 2016, compared to nearly 10 percent a decade ago.
And when my dentist yanked out my wisdom teeth, he prescribed me hydrocodone (also known as
Vicodin)-- an opiate pain
reliever that made me feel happy, floaty, and disconnected.
o Amoxicillin (an antibiotic) o Carbamazepine (Tegretol, a drug for controlling seizures or chronic pain) o Celecoxib (Celebrex, an anti-inflammatory pain
reliever) o Cephalexin (Keflex, an antibiotic) o Diazepam (Valium, a tranquilizer) o Diphenoxylate (Lomotil, a drug for diarrhea) o Fentanyl (Duragesic, a narcotic pain
reliever) o Furosemide (Lasix, a diuretic used for fluid retention) o Hydrocodone (a narcotic pain
reliever, found in
Vicodin) o Lansoprazole (Prevacid, a proton pump inhibitor, used to reduce stomach acid) o Levofloxacin (Levaquin, an antibiotic) o Metformin (Glucophage, a drug that reduces blood sugar, used by diabetics) o Phenytoin (Dilantin, a drug for controlling seizures) o Temazepam (Restoril, a sleeping pill) o Topiramate (Topimax, a drug used for preventing migraine headaches)
The type of pain relief necessary varies from one patient to another, with some dogs doing well on pretty mild pain
relievers, such as aspirin, and other dogs requiring other more potent pain
relievers such as etodolac (Etogesic Rx), carprofen (Rimadyl Rx) or hydrocodone / codeine (
Vicodin Rx, Tylenol 3 Rx).