Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (usually abbreviated to
NSAIDs ), also called
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents/analgesics (
NSAIAs) or
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (
NSAIMs), are a
drug class that groups together
drugs that provides
analgesic (pain-killing) and
antipyretic (fever-reducing) effects, and, in higher doses,
anti-inflammatory effects.