

It is occasionally used off-label (outside of typical use) to help decrease shivering in patients who are being cooled, due to fever or the need for hypothermia as a treatment, but it's no longer routinely used for control of surgical pain. Demerol is less likely to control pain and more likely to cause euphoria and delirium than other types of pain medication. Demerol: This medication, an opioid analgesic, is no longer used as frequently as it was in the past.It is used to control severe pain after surgery. Fentanyl: This medication is a synthetic opioid, meaning that it is man-made and not made from the poppy plant like other narcotic medications.

Dilaudid (Hydromorphone): A narcotic pain reliever, Dilaudid is very potent and is used to treat severe pain after surgery.Morphine is frequently used for both acute pain and long-term chronic pain. Morphine: A narcotic pain reliever, morphine is used to reduce moderate to severe pain.It is used to reduce mild to moderate pain, inflammation and has some ability to reduce fever. Caldolor (Ibuprofen): This medication, also an NSAID, is basically IV Advil.It is used as a fever-reducing agent that also can treat mild pain. Ofirmev (Acetaminophen): This medication, an NSAID, is essentially IV Tylenol.

