Preferred Name

Analgesic Agent
Synonyms
Definitions

Compounds that alleviate pain without loss of consciousness. Analgesics act by various mechanisms including binding with opioid receptors and decreasing inflammation. Choice of analgesic may be determined by the type of pain. These compounds include opioid, non-opioid and adjuvant analgesic agents.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C241

ALT_DEFINITION

Drugs that reduce pain. These drugs include aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen.

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:35480

code

C241

definition

Compounds that alleviate pain without loss of consciousness. Analgesics act by various mechanisms including binding with opioid receptors and decreasing inflammation. Choice of analgesic may be determined by the type of pain. These compounds include opioid, non-opioid and adjuvant analgesic agents.

label

Analgesic Agent

Legacy Concept Name

Analgesic_Agent

Preferred_Name

Analgesic Agent

prefixIRI

NCIT:C241

prefLabel

Analgesic Agent

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C0002771

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C78272

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