antipyretic
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an·ti·py·ret·ic
(ăn'tē-pī-rĕt'ĭk, ăn'tī-) 
adj.
Reducing or tending to reduce fever.
n.
A medication that reduces fever.
antipyresis an'ti·py·re'sis (-rē'sĭs) n.
adj.
Reducing or tending to reduce fever.
n.
A medication that reduces fever.
antipyresis an'ti·py·re'sis (-rē'sĭs) n.
Oxford A-Z of Medicinal Drugs:
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antipyretics
Drugs that reduce fever by lowering body temperature. The most commonly used antipyretics are aspirin and paracetamol.
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Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine:
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antipyretic
A drug, such as acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), that can reduce an elevated body temperature.
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antipyretic
IN BRIEF: n. - Any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever adj. - Preventing or alleviating fever.
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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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antipyretic
1. effective against fever.
2. an agent that relieves fever. Cold packs, aspirin and quinine are all antipyretics. Antipyretic drugs dilate the blood vessels near the surface of the skin, thereby allowing more blood to flow through the skin with increased heat loss by radiation and convection. Also, an antipyretic can increase perspiration, the evaporation of which cools the body.
Mosby's Dental Dictionary:
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antipyretic
(an′tīpīret′ik)
n
n
A drug that reduces fever primarily through action on the hypothalamus, thereby resulting in increased heat dissipation through augmented peripheral blood flow and sweating.
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categories related to 'antipyretic'
- PHARMACOLOGY - antipyretic: drug that reduces fever
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
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Antipyretic
Antipyretics /ænti.paɪˈrɛ.tɪks/; an-tee-pahy-ret-iks; from the Greek anti, against, and pyreticus, (pertaining to fever) are drugs or herbs that reduce fever.[1] Normally, they will not lower body temperature in case one has a high fever. Antipyretics cause the hypothalamus to override an interleukin-induced increase in temperature. The body then works to lower the temperature, resulting in a reduction in fever.
Most antipyretic medications have other purposes. The most common antipyretics in the United States are ibuprofen and aspirin, which are used primarily as pain relievers. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, and pain relievers. There is some debate over the appropriate use of such medications, as fever is part of the body's immune response to infection.
The effectiveness of acetaminophen (paracetamol) alone as an antipyretic in children is uncertain, with some evidence showing it is no better than physical methods.[2] Therapies involving the combination of acetaminophen and aspirin, or alternating doses of acetaminophen and ibuprofen have shown somewhat greater antipyretic effect than acetaminophen alone.[3] One meta-analysis indicated that ibuprofen is more effective than acetaminophen in children at similar doses when both are given alone.[4]
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Behaviors
Bathing or sponging with lukewarm or cool water can effectively reduce body temperature in those with heat illness but not usually fever.[5] The use of alcohol baths is not an appropriate cooling method, because there have been reported adverse events associated with systemic absorption of alcohol.[6]
Medications
Many medications have antipyretic effects and thus are useful for fever but not heat illness, including:
- NSAIDs like ibuprofen, naproxen sodium, and ketoprofen.
- Aspirin, and related salicylates like choline salicylate, magnesium salicylate, and sodium salicylate
- Paracetamol (Acetaminophen)
- Metamizole
- Nabumetone
- Nimesulide
- Phenazone
- Quinine
- The most common antipyretics are,aspirin,antipyrine,phenacetin,and paracetamol
Plants
Traditional use of higher plants with antipyretic properties is a common worldwide feature of many ethnobotanical cultural systems. In ethnobotany, plants with naturally occurring antipyretic properties are commonly referred to as febrifuges.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Definition of antipyretic". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antipyretic. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ Meremikwu M, Oyo-Ita A (2002). Meremikwu, Martin M. ed. "Paracetamol for treating fever in children". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2): CD003676. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD003676. PMID 12076499. "Trial evidence that paracetamol has a superior antipyretic effect than placebo is inconclusive."
- ^ E. Michael Sarrell, MD; Eliahu Wielunsky, MD; Herman Avner Cohen, MD (2006). "Antipyretic treatment in young children with fever: acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or both alternating in a randomized, double-blind study". Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 160 (2): 197–202. doi:10.1001/archpedi.160.2.197. PMID 16461878. http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/160/2/197. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ^ Kauffman, Ralph; Sawyer, L.A., Scheinbaum, M.L. (1992). "Antipyretic Efficacy of Ibuprofen vs Acetaminophen" (in English). Am J Dis Child. 146 (5): 622–625. http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/146/5/622.
- ^ "UpToDate Inc". http://www.uptodate.com/online/content/topic.do?topicKey=pedi_id/19036&source=preview&selectedTitle=10~150&anchor=H19#H19.
- ^ http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/127/3/580
- ^ Schultes, R.E.; Raffauf, R.F. De Plantis Toxicariis e Mundo Novo Tropicale Commentationes. XXXIX. Febrifuges of northwest Amazonia. Harvard Papers in Botany Vol. 5, pp. 52-68. 1994.
- ^ Biren N. Shah and Avinash K. Seth Medicinal Plants as a Source of Anti-Pyretic Agents – A Review http://scholarsresearchlibrary.com/aasr-vol2-iss3/AASR-2010-2-3-188-195.pdf
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Antipyretic
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - feberstillende
n. - feberstillende middel
Nederlands (Dutch)
koortswerend (middel)
Français (French)
adj. - antipyrétique
n. - antipyrétique
Deutsch (German)
adj. - (med.) antipyretisch, fiebersenkend
n. - (med.) Antipyretikum, Mittel gegen Fieber
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (φαρμακολ.) αντιπυρετικός
n. - αντιπυρετικό (φάρμακο)
Italiano (Italian)
antipiretico
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - antipirético
n. - antipirético (m) (Quím.) (Med.)
Русский (Russian)
жаропонижающее, жаропонижающее средство
Español (Spanish)
adj. - antipirético
n. - antipirético, medicina para bajar la fiebre
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - febernedsättande
n. - febernedsättande medel
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
退热的, 退热剂
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 退熱的
n. - 退熱劑
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 해열의
n. - 해열제
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 解熱の
n. - 解熱薬, 解熱剤
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مقاوم (الاسم) مانع للحمى
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מונע חום, מוריד חום
n. - תרופה מונעת או מורידה חום
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