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rostanoids are a large family of lipid mediators derived from the arachidonic acid metabolites of the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes.Therapeutically, COX is the target of the nonsteroid antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), a chemically diverse group that includes ibuprofen, naproxen, and diclofenac, among dozens of others.Inhibition of prostanoid production by traditional NSAIDs accounts for all their major therapeutic effects, such as the dampening down of inflammation and the reduction of fever, and their potentially severe adverse side effects, most commonly within the gastrointestinal tract.1,
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