Medications

Commonly Prescribed Medications
These are common medications prescribed for pain, inflammation and muscular discomfort related to neck or back problems. This information is a guide and clearly does not cover all medications. Despite our effort to give you accurate information, this should serve only as an outline. Your health care professional should evaluate, diagnose, and prescribe both medical treatment as well as medication recommendations based upon clinical judgment. The Virginia Spine Institute, its employees, officers, and advisors disclaim any liability for damage, loss or medical consequence related to this content. The following information is of an educational nature only. Readers should not stop prescription medications or change the dosage without guidance of his or her personal physician.
Muscle Relaxants
  Trade Name
  Generic Name
  Common Formulations
  Dantrium
  dantrolene
  25,50,100 mg
  Flexeril
  cyclobenzaprine
  10 mg
  Lioresal
  baclofen
  10,20 mg
  Norflex
  orphenadrine
  100 mg
  Paraflex,  Parafon forte
  chlorozoxazone
  250,500 mg
  Robaxin
  methocarbamol
  500,750 mg
  Soma
  carisoprodol
  350 mg
  Valium
  diazepam
  2,5,10 mg
  Zanaflex
  tizanidine
  4 mg


Narcotics
  Trade Name
  Generic Name
  Common Formulations
  Darvon   propoxyphene   65 mg
  Demerol   meperidine   50,100 mg
  Dilaudid   hydromorphone   1,2,3,4,8 mg
  Dolophine   methadone   5,10,40 mg
  Duragesic   fentanyl   patch 25,50,75,100 mcg/hr
  Levo-Dromoran   levorphanol   2 mg
  MS contin   morphinesulfate   15,30,60,100,200,mg
  n/a   codeine   15,30,60 mg
  Numorphan   oxymorphone   supp 5 mg
  Oralet   fentanyl   100,200,300,400 mcg
  Oxycontin   oxycodone   10,20,40 mg
  Roxanol   morphine sulfate   solution, 10,20,100mg/5ml
  Roxidone   oxycodone   5 mg


Analgesic — Narcotic Combinations
  Trade Name
  Generic Name
  Common Formulations
  Darvocet   propoxyphene/acetominophen   50/325, 100/650mg
  Darvon compound   propoxyphene/ASA/caffeine   65/389/32.4mg
  Empirin/codeine   ASA/codeine   325/30mg,325/60mg
  Fioricet/codeine   acetaminophen,butalbital,caff,codeine   325/50/40/30mg
  Fiorinal/codeine   ASA,butalbital,caff,codeine   325/50/40/30mg
  Lorcet   hydrocodone/acetaminophen   5/500,7.5/650,10/650mg
  Lortab   hydrocodone/acetaminophen   2.5/500,5/500,7.5/500mg
  Percocet   oxycodone/acetaminophen   5/325 mg
  Percodan   oxycodone/ASA   5/325 mg
  Roxicet   oxycodone/acetaminophen   5/325,5/500 mg
  Soma /codeine   carisoprodol/ASA/codeine   200/325/16 mg
  Talacen   pentazocine/acetaminophen   25/650 mg
  Tylenol/codeine   acetaminophen/codeine   300/15,300/30,300/60mg
  Tylox   oxycodone/acetaminophen   5/500mg


Analgesic — Non Narcotic Combinations
  Trade Name
  Generic Name
  Common Formulations
  Esgic   acetaminophen/butalbital/caffeine   325/50/40mg
  Fioricet   acetaminophen/butalbital/caffeine   325/50/40mg
  Fiorinal   ASA/butalbital/caffeine   325/50/40mg
  Norgesic   orphenadrine/ASA/caffeine   50/385/30mg
  Robaxisal   methocarbamol/ASA   400/325mg
  Soma   carisoprodol/ASA   200/325mg


Other — Analgesics
  Trade Name
  Generic Name
  Common Formulations
  Tylenol   acetaminophen   80,160,325,500,650 mg
  Panadol   acetaminophen   80,160,325,500,650 mg
  Tempra   acetaminophen   80,160,325,500,650 mg
  Ultram   tramadol   50 mg


Nonsteroidal Anti Inflammatory Medications
  Trade Name
  Generic Name
  Common Formulations
  Advil   ibuprofen   100,200,300,400,600,800mg
  Anaprox   naproxensodium   275,550 mg
  Ansaid   flurbiprofen   50,100mg
  Arthrotec   dicolfenac/misoprostol   50/200,75/200 mg
  Bayer Aspirin   ASA   81,325,500,650mg
  Cataflam   diclofenac   50mg
  Celebrex   celecoxib   100,200 mg
  Clinoril   sulindac   150,200 mg
  Daypro   oxaprozin   600mg
  Dolobid   diflunisal   250,500 mg
  Ecotrin   ASA   81,325,500,650mg
  Feldene   piroxicam   10,20 mg
  Indocin   indomethacin   25,59 mg (SR, 75mg)
  Lodine   etodolac   200,300,400,500mg
  Mobic   meloxicam   7.5mg
  Motrin   ibuprofen   100,200,300,400,600,800mg
  Naprosyn   naproxen   200,250,375,500 mg
  Nuprin   ibuprofen   100,200,300,400,600,800mg


Antidepressants
  Trade Name
  Generic Name
  Common Formulations
  Elavil   amitryptiline   10,25,50,75mg
  Paxil   paroxetine   10,20,30 mg
  Prozac   fluoxetine   10,20mg
  Wellbutrin   bupropion   100mg, 150mg SR
  Zoloft   sertraline   25,50mg
   
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