The best and probably most effective analgesics are the simplest. There is yet to be a more effective pain-killer than aspirin, or its slightly less effective but equally popular over-the-counter preparation, paracetamol.
These play an important role in the treatment of pain because of their ability to decrease the inflammation and the production of naturally occurring pain producing substances such as the prostaglandins.
Panadol and Dymadon are commonly used examples. These two simple analgesics are safe when taken in therapeutic doses and are highly effective in all but the most severe pain.
Other popular over-the-counter compound pain-killers, which contain codeine as well as aspirin and paracetamol, are Codis, Cod-iphen, Aspalgin, Panadeine and Dymadon Co. Codeine, a synthetic narcotic, is sometimes prescribed. But, along with other narcotics, it is addictive for some and causes other major complications including severe constipation and mood alteration.
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