Medication		Dosage	Adverse effects	Cost*
Acetaminophen		500 to 1,000 mg every four to eight hours (maximum 3 g per day)	Analgesic-associated nephropathy (chronic), anemia, hepatotoxicity, hypersensitivity, renal tubular necrosis (acute), skin reactions, thrombocytopenia	$15
Calcitonin		200 IU per day intranasally	Anorexia, dizziness, flushing, gastrointestinal disturbance, headache, hypertension, hypocalcemia, rash, rhinitis (intranasal), weight gain	$45
Lidocaine 5% patch		Apply to affected area for 12 hours	Dermatitis, edema, exacerbation of pain, skin depigmentation, urticaria	$220
Muscle relaxants (e.g., cyclobenzaprine)		10 mg every eight hours	Abuse, anticholinergic effects, dependence, dizziness, sedation, serotonin syndrome when combined with other serotonergic medications	Varies
Narcotics (multiple brands)		Varies	Addiction, cognitive impairment, constipation, delirium, dizziness, hypogonadism, nausea, opioid-induced hyperalgesia, pruritus, respiratory depression, somnolence, urine retention	Varies
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
	Ibuprofen	200 to 800 mg every eight hours	Atrial fibrillation, bleeding, cardiovascular disease, edema, gastritis, gastrointestinal bleeding, heart failure, hypertension, kidney disease, peptic ulcers	$11
	Naproxen (Naprosyn)	500 mg every 12 hours		$4 ($186 for Naprosyn)