Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
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Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are drugs with analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory activities that help reduce pain, fever and inflammation. The term "non-steroidal" is used to distinguish these drugs from steroids viz. mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids – the glucocorticoids that also possess anti-inflammatory action. Aspirin and ibuprofen along with paracetamol (acetaminophen) are important NSAIDS but acetaminophen has little or negligible anti-inflammatory activity. These drugs are considered together because they are used for similar problems and may have similar mechanism of action. All these compounds inhibit cyclooxygenase.
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