Antipyretic drugs, NSAIDs

Acetylsalicylic acid and related non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) selectively inhibit the cyclooxygenase activity of prostaglandin synthase [2] and consequently the synthesis of most eicosanoids. This explains their analgesic, antipyretic, and antirheumatic effects. Frequent side effects of NSAIDs also result from inhibition of eicosanoid synthesis. For example, they impair hemostasis because the synthesis of thromboxanes by thrombocytes is inhibited. In the stomach, NSAIDs increase HCl secretion and at the same time inhibit the formation of protective mucus. Long-term NSAID use can therefore damage the gastric mucosa. 

Non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are also known as nonopioid analgesics. They relieve pain without interacting with opioid receptors and do not depress CNS and have no drug dependence or drug abuse property and possess antipyretic activity also. They act primarily on peripheral pain mechanisms and also in CNS to raise pain threshold. 

Almost all non-opioid analgesics are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and have varying degrees of analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activity. Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin ), used to relieve mild to moderate pain and certain types of severe pain, is the archetypal NSAID and is probably the best known and most used therapeutic drug worldwide. 

Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) include, among the numerous agents of this class, aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), the arylacetic acids indomethacin and sulindac, and the arylpropionic acids, tS)-<8) and (/ )-(9) ibuprofen, (S)-(10) and (/ )-(11), flurbiprofen naproxen, and fenoprofen. See also Analgesics, Antipyretics, and Antiinflammatory Agents and Salicylic Acid and Related Compounds. 

Mefenamic acid is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It exhibits anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities. The mechanism of action is not completely understood but may be related to prostaglandin synthetase inhibition. 

The separation of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has recently attracted considerable interest. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are agents that, in addition to having anti-inflammatory action, also have analgesic, antipyretic, and platelet-inhibitory properties. They are used primarily in the treatment of chronic arthritic conditions and certain soft tissue disorders associated with pain and inflammation. 

Like paracetamol, aspirin is an analgesic and antipyretic drug which is commonly available for sale over the counter at many shops and supermarkets, as well as pharmacies. However, it also has a third action, to reduce inflammation—it is an anti-inflammatory drug. It belongs to a group of drugs called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs. 

Analgesics, antipyretics, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), drugs used to treat gout and disease-modifying agents used in rheumatic disorders (DMARDs)... 

The antipyretic analgesics, with the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), share a common mechanism of action, namely the inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis from arachidonic acid and their release. More precisely their mode of action is thought to result from inhibition of both the constitutive and the... 

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) form a heterogeneous group of organic acids (Table 1) that have analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, and platelet inhibitory actions. 

Supportive measures that would complement antimicrobial effectiveness and assist recovery of the animal from the infection should be provided. In neonatal animals, care must be taken to avoid a too-rapid rate of intravenous fluid administration. Fever may serve a useful purpose in infectious diseases, and the change in body temperature may be used to assess the progress of the infection. In the presence of an infectious diseased, the only indication for an antipyretic drug, e.g. aspirin or paracetamol (acetaminophen) in dogs but not in cats metamizole (dipyrone) or sodium salicylate administered intravenously to horses, is to decrease body temperature to below a dangerous level, 41°C (105.8°F). Concurrent therapy with a NSAID and an aminoglycoside antibiotic increases the risk of nephrotoxicity. If the infection is suspected to be contagious, the diseased and in-contact animals should be isolated. 

Children given antipyretic doses of aspirin co-administered with valproate were found to exhibit a decrease in protein binding and an inhibition of the metabolism of valproate. The common use of aspirin should alert to the need for caution if these drugs are co-administered. Interaction with other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may not be so prominent. 

The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are effective antiinflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic agents. Although not all of the NSAIDs are chiral, all of the drugs in its major chemical classes, the... 

Naproxen is one of many drugs in the group classified as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Naproxen is in the chemical class of propionic acid derivatives and possesses analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory properties. It was first introduced in 1976 under the trade name Naprosyn by Roche Pharmaceuticals. Both the acid and salt formulations are currently used, with the salt form having a slightly more rapid absorption rate. Reduced-dose naproxen sodium was approved as an over-the-coimter (OTC) pain reliever in the USA in 1994 and entered the market under the trade name of Afleve [1,2]. 

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