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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not being or containing a steroid.
- noun A drug or other substance not containing a steroid.
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- adjective biochemistry That does not consist of, or contain
steroids .
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- noun an organic compound that does no contain a steroid
- adjective not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones
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Examples
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These are sold under various brand names and are classified as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Over-the-Counter Pain Relief: Caution, Common Sense on All Drugs M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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Other pain drugs compared included older ones like ibuprofen, Advil and Motril known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs.
Study Shows Higher Risks of Opioid Pain Drugs Thomas M. Burton 2010
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And all of those drugs, called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories NSAIDs, can cause dangerous gastrointestinal bleeding and other problems, especially when taken long term.
Heart risks of Vioxx persist long after drug is stopped 2010
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Many people were put on different kinds of the same general type of medication, called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Frankincense extract: A wise treatment for osteoarthritis? 2008
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Many people were put on different kinds of the same general type of medication, called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Frankincense extract: A wise treatment for osteoarthritis? 2008
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In the 1980s, several painkillers known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, which had been approved by the FDA, were pulled off the market because of safety problems.
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The latest research actually shows that most people who take these medications, including what are called nonsteroidal anti - inflammatories, like Aleve, or Ibuprofen or Naproxen, or even Aspirin, don't tell their doctors about it, and about one in five of them don't tell their doctors about it, which is pretty remarkable.
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ROBERTS: It's over-the-counter pain medication used by millions of Americans, but now there is new concern for people who take pills like Advil and Aleve, so-called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, and don't tell their doctors about it.
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NSAIDs are called nonsteroidal because they are not steroids.
NSAIDs (Advil, Aleve, Vioxx...) increases risk of first heart attack 2006
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Indeed, several small studies conducted in 1995 and 1996 have shown that, when used regularly, medications known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs—common treatments such as aspirin, Advil, and Aleve—can keep your follicles from bursting and releasing from your ovary.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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