Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (dictionary definition)
Submitted by admin on May 2, 2008 - 5:03pm.
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory is a medication to reduce inflammation, but which does not contain steroids (cortisone products).
There are three main groups:
- Ibuprofen Group (eg Advil, Motrin, Nuprin)
- Naproxen Group (eg Aleve, Naprosyn, Anaprox, Naprelan)
- COX-2 inhibitors (eg prescription brand Celebrex)
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