anti-inflammatory drugs
Pain and swelling fighters
Anti-inflammatory drugs reduce inflammation—the body's response to injury or infection that causes swelling, redness, and pain.
The category includes over-the-counter medications like ibuprofen and aspirin (NSAIDs) and prescription corticosteroids.
The doctor recommended anti-inflammatory drugs for her arthritis.
Often shortened to anti-inflammatories.
- stomach ulcersErosions in digestive lining
- immunosuppressantsDrugs reducing body defenses
- chronic painEnduring physical suffering
- joint painAche at skeletal junctures
- kidney damageInjury to filtration organs
blood thinners · over the counter · fever reducer · corticosteroids · naproxen · aspirin · NSAIDs · pain relief · arthritis treatment · sports injury · ibuprofen · omega-3 fatty acids · side effects · diclofenac · acetaminophen · indomethacin · biologics · swelling
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- anti-inflammatoriesibuprofen, aspirin, naproxen, NSAIDs, NSAID
- Joint Treatmentsjoint support, glucosamine, chondroitin, cortisone injection, cortisone shot
- orthopedicsorthopedic surgeon, orthopedic surgery, bone fracture, joint replacement, hip replacement
- arthritisarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, juvenile arthritis
- Gout Treatmentsallopurinol, colchicine, indomethacin
anti-inflammatory drugshistamine
Allergy-response compound
prostaglandins · interleukins · cytokines · substance P · irritants
anti-inflammatory drugsantibiotics
Bacteria-destroying medicines
antivirals · antifungals · antimicrobials · vaccines · chemotherapy drugs
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