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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Antirheumatic Agents, and Inflammation Mediators

Medical Definition:	Both endogenous and exogenous substances used to counteract the inflammatory process or alleviate or prevent rheumatic diseases, and the compounds that mediate the inflammation process.
Guide Notes:	not used for indexing CATALOG: do not use

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Antirheumatic Agents, and Inflammation Mediators Categories.

	Anti-Inflammatory Agents - Substances that reduce or suppress inflammation.
	Antirheumatic Agents - Drugs that are used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
	Inflammation Mediators - The endogenous compounds that mediate inflammation (AUTACOIDS) and related exogenous compounds including the synthetic prostaglandins (PROSTAGLANDINS, SYNTHETIC).

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