NAPLEX Practice Question # 76
NAPLEX Examination.
Practice Question # 76.
Naplex
Therapeutic effects
- The peripherally acting, nonnarcotic analgesics have several effects in common. These effects distinguish these agents from narcotic analgesics.
- They are antipyretic.
- They are anti-inflammatory (except acetaminophen).
- There is a ceiling effect to the analgesia.
- They do not cause tolerance.
- They do not cause physical or psychological dependence.