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Definitions of antipyretic in various dictionaries:
noun - any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
adj - preventing or alleviating fever
A medication that reduces fever.
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Fever-reducing drug |
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Nov 15 2012 The Times - Concise |
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(chiefly of a drug) used to prevent or reduce fever. |
Reducing or tending to reduce fever. |
A medication that reduces fever. |
An antipyretic drug. |
any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever |
preventing or alleviating fever |
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Antipyretics (, from anti- 'against' and pyretic 'feverish') are substances that reduce fever. Antipyretics cause the hypothalamus to override a prostaglandin-induced increase in temperature. The body then works to lower the temperature, which results in a reduction in fever. * Most antipyretic medications have other purposes. The most common antipyretics in the United States are ibuprofen and aspirin, which are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) used primarily as analgesics (pain relievers), but which also have antipyretic properties; and acetaminophen (paracetamol), an analgesic with weak anti-inflammatory properties.There is some debate over the appropriate use of such medications, as fever is part of the body's immune response to infection. A study published by the Royal Society claims fever suppression causes at least 1% more influenza cases of death in the United States, which results in at least 700 extra deaths per year. |