Medications for Pain

Cochrane Reviews: Pharmacological Treatments for Pain

Here is a detailed list of 47 different medication treatments for various pain syndromes:

1. Amitriptyline for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults
2. Antidepressants for neuropathic pain
3. Antidepressants for pain management in rheumatoid arthritis
4. Antiepileptic drugs for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia – an overview of Cochrane reviews
5. Antipsychotics for acute and chronic pain in adults
6. Botulinum toxin for myofascial pain syndromes in adults
7. Carbamazepine for chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults
8. Clonazepam for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults
9. Combination pharmacotherapy for the treatment of neuropathic pain in adults
10. Combination therapy for pain management in inflammatory arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, other spondyloarthritis)
11. Cyclobenzaprine for the treatment of myofascial pain in adults
12. Gabapentin for acute and chronic pain
13. Gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults
14. Interventions for the reduction of prescribed opioid use in chronic non-cancer pain
15. Interventions for treating pain and disability in adults with complex regional pain syndrome- an overview of systematic reviews
16. Lacosamide for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults
17. Lamotrigine for chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults
18. Local anaesthetic sympathetic blockade for complex regional pain syndrome
19. Long-term opioid management for chronic noncancer pain
20. Methadone for chronic non-cancer pain in adults
21. Milnacipran for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults
22. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) for fibromyalgia syndrome
23. Muscle relaxants for pain management in rheumatoid arthritis
24. Neuromodulators for pain management in rheumatoid arthritis
25. Opioids for neuropathic pain
26. Opioid switching to improve pain relief and drug tolerability
27. Opioid therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis pain
28. Oxcarbazepine for neuropathic pain
29. Pain management for inflammatory arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and other spondyloarthritis) and gastrointestinal or liver comorbidity
30. Pain management for rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular or renal comorbidity
31. Pharmacologic interventions for treating phantom limb pain
32. Pharmacotherapy for the prevention of chronic pain after surgery in adults
33. Phenytoin for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults
34. Pregabalin for acute and chronic pain in adults
35. Safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including aspirin and paracetamol (acetaminophen) in people receiving methotrexate for inflammatory arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, other spondyloarthritis)
36. Pregabalin for acute and chronic pain in adults
37. Safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including aspirin and paracetamol (acetaminophen) in people receiving methotrexate for inflammatory arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, other spondyloarthritis)
38. Serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) for fibromyalgia syndrome
39. Systemic administration of local anesthetic agents to relieve neuropathic pain
40. Topical capsaicin (high concentration) for chronic neuropathic pain in adults
41. Topical capsaicin (low concentration) for chronic neuropathic pain in adults
42. Topical lidocaine for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia
43. Topical NSAIDs for chronic musculoskeletal pain in adults
44. Topical rubefacients for acute and chronic pain in adults
45. Tramadol for neuropathic pain
46. Valproic acid and sodium valproate for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults
47. Vitamin D for the treatment of chronic painful conditions in adults