naproxen

naproxen /na·prox·en/ (nah-prok´sen) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used as the base or the sodium salt in the treatment of pain, inflammation, arthritis, gout, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, fever, and dysmenorrhea and in the prophylaxis and suppression of vascular headache.

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na·prox·en (n-prksn)

n.

A drug used to reduce inflammation and pain, especially in the treatment of arthritis.

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naproxen

a propionic acid derivative with analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory activity (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent); its use is associated with gastroduodenal ulceration in dogs.