Anti-inflammatory

Anti-inflammatory is the property of a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation, fever or swelling. Anti-inflammatory drugs, also called anti-inflammatories, make up about half of analgesics. These drugs reduce pain by inhibiting mechanisms of inflammation, as opposed to opioids, which affect the central nervous system to block pain.

Common anti-inflammatory drugs include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs),[1] corticosteroids, antileukotrienes, and monoclonal antibodies.

  1. ^ Ghlichloo I, Gerriets V (1 May 2023). "Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)". StatPearls, US National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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