DISCLAIMER : The author has no medical training. No advice is intended. Consult your doctor for personal pain reliever advice. Although the author has tried to be as accurate as possible, errors and misstatements are possible. Some pain medicine was not available at the time of the study, such as tramadol (Ultram), celebrex, etc. This data was summarized and ordered by me into this Pain Killer Chart, primarily from www.mgh.harvard.edu/forum_2/ChronicPainF/ 3.19.991.15AM PAINKILLERS SU.html and from other Pain Medication websites. The Harvard study was based upon the best painkiller for chronic back pain relief. This is a Pain Meds Comparison Chart. It compares each prescription pain drug, and each OTC pain drug. I made this Painkiller Summary/ Pain Medication Table to identify the best pain relief alternatives, and to point out the side effects of each one. IRONY - Acetaminophen seems to be the "baddest boy" on the block. Not only is it marginally effective, it doesn't take much to destroy your liver. Least effective, most dangerous. Great. .

DISCLAIMER ADDENDUM (July 13, 2010): Due to an email from Ron K., I have undertaken the task to write a more comprehensive disclaimer, emphasizing that this page consists of very subjective estimates . I , too, have pondered the dosage issue of one medication versus another. Which dosage of a medication is comparable to which dosage of another similar medication? I had made the assumption that the comparisons above are based upon the median dosage of one medication, versus the median dosage of another medication. I have BOLDED the "median/ popular" dosages. Is this the best way to do this? I don't know. But it is a simplified way to do it. .