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Definition of Antipyretic Antipyretic: Something that reduces fever or quells it. There are 3 classes of antipyretic medications that are sold OTC over-the-counter without prescription: Salicylates -- aspirin acetylsalicylic acid, choline salicylate Arthropan, magnesium salicylate Arthriten, and sodium salicylate Scot-Tussin Original; Acetaminophen Tylenol; and Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs -- ibuprofen Advil, naproxen Naprosyn, Aleve, and ketoprofen. From anti-, against + the Greek pyretos, fever from pyr, fire. The same root gives rise to pyrexia, a medical term for fever.

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