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Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Therapeutic Uses > Anti-Inflammatory Agents > Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Therapeutic Uses > Central Nervous System Agents > Analgesics > Analgesics, Non-Narcotic > Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Peripheral Nervous System Agents > Sensory System Agents > Analgesics > Analgesics, Non-Narcotic > Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Therapeutic Uses > Antirheumatic Agents > Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal

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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal  

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Definition

  • Anti-inflammatory agents that are non-steroidal in nature. In addition to anti-inflammatory actions, they have analgesic, antipyretic, and platelet-inhibitory actions. They act by blocking the synthesis of prostaglandins by inhibiting cyclooxygenase, which converts arachidonic acid to cyclic endoperoxides, precursors of prostaglandins. Inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis accounts for their analgesic, antipyretic, and platelet-inhibitory actions; other mechanisms may contribute to their anti-inflammatory effects.

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Entry terms

  • Anti Inflammatory Agents, Nonsteroidal
  • Antiinflammatory Agents, Non Steroidal
  • Antiinflammatory Agents, Nonsteroidal
  • Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agent
  • Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agent
  • Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • NSAID
  • NSAIDs

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In other languages

  • Anti-inflammatoires non stéroïdiens

    French

  • Agents anti-inflammatoires non stéroïdiens
  • Agents antiinflammmatoires non stéroïdiens
  • AINS
  • Antiinflammatoires non stéroïdiens
  • Médicaments antiinflammatoires non stéroïdiens

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