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Please describe the medication: naproxen?

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NSAID: Naproxen is one medicine of a group of medicines known as nsaids which means non steroidal anti inflammatory medicine. It is used for inflammation pain such as arthritis or acute injury. Other examples include advil or ibuprofen, voltaren or diclofenac.

Answered 9/1/2017

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See below: Naproxen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. It inhibits cyclooxygenase thus reducing prostaglandin and thromboxane synthesis.

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