Professional product catalogue

Pain & fever

Pain, fever and spasms describe different processes even when they occur together. Analgesics act on pain-related mechanisms, antipyretics concern fever and antispasmodics address selected involuntary contractions. Paracetamol, salicylic acid derivatives and opioids do not form one uniform family. Their substances, combinations and oral, rectal or other formulations have distinct properties. Understanding those differences helps explain the medicines in this field and separates a pharmacological action from the symptom or clinical setting associated with it.

Non-opioid analgesics

Non-opioid analgesics here comprise medicines used for analgesia and, according to the substance, antipyresis. Paracetamol and salicylic acid derivatives belong to a different pharmacological family from opioid analgesics. This professional category explains distinctions between single substances, combinations and pharmaceutical forms while retaining a clear boundary: systemic anti-inflammatory medicines classified in M01, including plain ibuprofen preparations, belong to another family. The grouping describes medicines rather than a consumer recommendation for a particular symptom.

358 classified products

Opioid analgesics

Opioid analgesics act at opioid receptors involved in pain signalling. The family includes several substances and combinations, with oral, transdermal or parenteral forms according to the medicine. Immediate release, prolonged release and administration route describe different properties. Understanding those characteristics distinguishes analgesic mechanism, composition and formulation profile without reducing opioids to one medicine or comparing their labelled amounts as a universal potency scale. A shared receptor-related family therefore provides context while leaving the complete pharmaceutical identity of each preparation specific.

280 classified products

Antispasmodics

Antispasmodics concern selected smooth-muscle spasms, particularly in the digestive tract. A spasm is an involuntary contraction rather than one disease name. Substance mechanisms, combinations and pharmaceutical forms differ. Understanding action on contraction distinguishes these medicines from general analgesics, laxatives and gastric acidity agents without attributing every abdominal pain to muscle activity or one pharmacological response. The digestive setting provides context, while the substance, complete composition and intended route explain the particular characteristics of each medicinal preparation.

95 classified products