Home/Topics/Medications & Pharmacology/nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug Medications & Pharmacology Pain & Palliative Care nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug Listen Save Share Print Meaning of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug: A drug that decreases fever, swelling, pain, and redness. Definition of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug A drug that decreases fever, swelling, pain, and redness. Also called NSAID. Keep exploringRelated termsMore in Medications & Pharmacology → Medications & Pharmacology atorvastatin Most of the fall in blood cholesterol comes not from making less but from the liver clearing more of it out of the circulation. Read definition → Medications & Pharmacology acetaminophen Known as paracetamol outside the United States, and present in so many combination products that a total intake is easy to lose track of. Read definition → Medications & Pharmacology duloxetine One drug licensed across mood and pain, duloxetine works partly through spinal cord pathways that damp pain signals before they reach the brain. Read definition → Diseases & Disorders rheumatoid arthritis Stiffness that is worst on waking and eases with movement is the pattern separating it from ordinary wear on a joint. Read definition →
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