Question

How do Painkillers Work?

Answer 1

Answer:Different painkillers work in different ways. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) work by changing the way your body responds to pain and swelling. Mild opiate painkillers, such as codeine, work by blocking pain messages in your brain and spinal cord.

Explanation:

Pain relievers work with your cells, your body's nerve endings, your nervous system, and your brain to keep you from feeling the pain. Your body is full of nerve endings in your skin and tissues. ... They tell the brain everything about the pain, like where it is and how much it hurts.

Answer 2

Answer:

Painkillers interfere with pain messages sent to the brain via nerve endings, which affects the brain, spinal cord or injured area. NSAIDs work by blocking the creation of prostaglandins by special enzymes Cox-1 and Cox-2.