See Also: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory(medicine)
anti-inflammatory agent, steroidal(medicine)
anti-inflammatory agent, non-steroidal(medicine)
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug(medicine)
Anti-inflammatory(medicine)
Anti-inflammatory agent(medicine)
Anti-inflammatory drugs(health)
anti-inflammatory agent, topical(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Steroidal(medicine)

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (medicine)


non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
<pharmacology> A large group of anti-inflammatory agents that work by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins. They exert anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic actions.

Examples include: ibuprofen, ketoprofen, piroxicam, naproxen, sulindac, aspirin, choline subsalicylate, diflunisal, fenoprofen, indomethacin, meclofenamate, salsalate, tolmetin and magnesium salicylate.

A contrast is made with steroidal compounds (such as hydrocortisone or prednisone) exerting anti-inflammatory activity.

Acronym: NSAID