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Listed here are most of the drugs approved by the US Government for use in the United States against pain associated with cancer.  Each link opens a new window on your desktop and provides information available publicly from the National Library of Medicine through MEDLINEplus.
Pain
Drug Name	Also Known As
Butalbital	Amaphen, Anolor-300, Anoquan, Arcet, Bancap, Bucet, Butace, Conten, Dolmar, Endolor, Esgic, Esgic-Plus, Ezol, Femcet, Fioricet, Isocet, Isopap, Medigesic, Pacaps, Pharmagesic, Phrenilin, Phrenilin Forte, Repan, Sedapap, Tencet, Tencon, Triad, Triaprin, Two-Dyne
Celecoxib	Celebrex
Fentanyl Skin Patch	Duragesic
Fentanyl Oral Transmucosal)	Actiq
Lidocaine (topical)	Lidoderm
Isometheptene, Dichloralphenazone and Acetaminophen	Amidrine, Duradrin, I.D.A, Iso-Acetazone, Isocom, Midchlor, Midrin, Migrapap, Migquin, Migratine, Migrazone, Migrend, Migrex, Mitride
Meperidine	Astramorph PF, Buprenex, Cotanal-65, Darvon, Darvon-N, Demerol, Dilaudid, Dolophine, Duramorph, Hydrostat IR, Kadian, Levo-Dromoran, Methadose, M S Contin, MSIR, MS/L, MS/S, Nubain, Numorphan, OMS Concentrate, Oramorph SR, OxyContin, PP-Cap, Rescudose, RMS Uniserts, Roxanol, Roxicodone, Stadol, Talwin
Methylnaltrexone Bromide	Relistor
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Morphine, Nalbuphine	Astramorph PF, Buprenex, Cotanal-65, Darvon, Darvon-N, Demerol, Dilaudid, Dolophine, Duramorph, Hydrostat IR, Kadian, Levo-Dromoran, Methadose, M S Contin, MSIR, MS/L, MS/S, Nubain, Numorphan, OMS Concentrate, Oramorph SR, OxyContin, PP-Cap, Rescudose, RMS Uniserts, Roxanol, Roxicodone, Stadol, Talwin
Naprelan	Actron, Advil, Aleve, Anaprox, Ansaid, Bayer Select Ibuprofen Pain Relief Formula Caplets, Cataflam, Clinoril, Cotylbutazone, Cramp End, Daypro, Dolgesic, Dolobid, EC-Naprosyn, Excedrin IB, Feldene, Genpril, Haltran, Ibifon 600 Caplets, Ibren, Ibu, Ibuprin, Ibuprohm,  Indocin, Lodine, Meclomen, Medipren, Midol IB, Mobic, Motrin, Nalfon, Naprelan, Naprosyn, Nuprin, Orudis, Oruvail, Pamprin-IB, Ponstel, Q-Profen, Relafen, Rufen, Tolectin, Trendar, Voltaren
Oxycodone, Oxycontin, Percocet, Propoxyphene	Astramorph PF, Buprenex, Cotanal-65, Darvon, Darvon-N, Demerol, Dilaudid, Dolophine, Duramorph, Hydrostat IR, Kadian, Levo-Dromoran, Methadose, M S Contin, MSIR, MS/L, MS/S, Nubain, Numorphan, OMS Concentrate, Oramorph SR, OxyContin, PP-Cap, Rescudose, RMS Uniserts, Roxanol, Roxicodone, Stadol, Talwin
Ropivacaine	Naropin
Rofecoxib	Vioxx
Skelaxin	Carbacot, EZE-DS, Maolate, Paraflex, Parafon Forte DSC, Relaxazone, Remular, Robaxin, Skelaxin, Skelex, Soma, Strifon Forte DSC, Vanadom
Synvisc	Synvisc
Tramadol	Ultram
Ziconotide (requires adobe acrobat to read)	Prialt
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