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Anti-inflammatory Drugs; Effective for a Wide Variety of Orthopedic Conditions

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  Anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used to reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and bring down a high temperature. Anti-inflammatory drugs are often used to relieve symptoms of arthritis, colds and flu, sprains and strains, painful periods, headaches, and other causes of long-term pain. Be it sprains, rheumatic arthritis, headaches, and migraines or even menstrual pain, anti- inflammatory drugs can provide faster relief as compared with other drugs. NSAIDs help lower the levels of prostaglandins, reducing pain and inflammation. Aspirin, dexibuprofen, naproxen, sulindac, fenoprofen, dexketoprofen, tenoxicam, Meloxicam, ibuprofen, etodolac, acemetacin, etoricoxib, celecoxib, mefenamic acid, and acelofenac are some anti-inflammatory drugs available in the market. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and immune selective anti-inflammatory derivatives are the two major categories of the anti-inflammatory drugs. Moreover, anti-inflammatory drugs are available both as a prescr...