What does NSAID mean in medical terms

NSAID refers to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, which are more widely used in daily life. Most of the ordinary fever reduction is to take this type of drugs, the most commonly used drugs are ibuprofen, in addition to indomethacin, acetaminophen also belongs to the commonly used drugs, the effect is relatively good, these three kinds of drugs for fever reduction effect is relatively good. There are also analgesic drugs, such as diclofenac and aceticlofenac, which can be taken orally to reduce swelling and relieve pain in cases of joint pain or trauma. Aspirin also belongs to this category of drugs, small amounts of aspirin can be used to achieve the purpose of anti-platelet, for thrombotic diseases, such as coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease can play a preventive role.