Drug classes

Antipyretics, Analgesics, and Anti-inflammatory Drugs

MFDS drug class 01140

This is a classification that groups medications that reduce fever and relieve pain and inflammation.

Representative ingredients

The ingredients most often used in single-ingredient medicines of this type.

Commonly used for

What kind of medicines are these?

These drugs are used to alleviate various pain and inflammation conditions such as fever, headache, muscle pain, and arthritis. They also aim to alleviate symptoms associated with colds or other inflammatory diseases.

Medications in this classification primarily alleviate symptoms by inhibiting the production of substances that cause inflammation in the body or blocking pain signal transmission. Some also act on the central nervous system to lower fever.

Good to know

Unlike other classifications with similar names, antipyretics, analgesics, and anti-inflammatory drugs include medications that possess all three effects. Their scope of action and purpose differ from those that classify only antipyretics or analgesics separately.

Medicines in this class

Even within the same class, dosage form and prescription status can differ.

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Drug classes are only attached to medicines covered by the MFDS pill identification data, so this list does not include every medicine.

SourceKorea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Drug Safety Korea)

Product approval information is based on drug information provided by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Ingredient and class descriptions are not part of MFDS data and were written separately by Cashdoc.
Consult a doctor or pharmacist for accurate dosage, administration, and usage instructions.