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Anti-inflammatory
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<p>Anti-inflammatory or antiphlogistic is the property of a substance or treatment that reduces <a href="/facts/Inflammation/Ura86MIy">inflammation</a> or <a href="/facts/Swelling_(medical)/Q6MI3KdH">swelling</a>. Anti-inflammatory <a href="/facts/Drug/FFFUI9n4">drugs</a>, also called anti-inflammatories, make up about half of <a href="/facts/Analgesics/xLj4XBcq">analgesics</a>. These drugs remedy pain by reducing inflammation as opposed to <a href="/facts/Opioids/EGnE2x99">opioids</a>, which affect the <a href="/facts/Central_nervous_system/k8I6To97">central nervous system</a> to block pain signaling to the brain. </p>