Description
Benzydamineisanon-steroidalanti-inflammatorydrug(NSAID)thatalsoexhibitsanalgesic,anesthetic,andantibacterialactivities.Benzydamineisclinicallyusedtotreatmucositisandsorethroat.UnlikemostNSAIDs,benzydamineinhibitsprostaglandinsynthetase,notcyclooxygenase(COX).
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