Analgesics are a category of pharmaceutical drugs that are commonly known as ‘painkillers’. Use of analgesics ensures relief from pain in specific areas of the human body. Analgesics usually work in a variety of ways on the central and the peripheral nervous systems in human beings. The analgesics market in India has assumed huge proportions these days, due to the increasing tendency for self-medication among the people. Various systemic analgesics are briskly sold as OTC products for mild pain and fever by consumers across the country. Some types of topical analgesics are also used as sleeping aids and tension relievers. A number of domestic and multinational pharmaceutical companies are doing brisk business in the analgesics market in India. Hide this