Description

“Naproxen sodium is a nonsteroidal agent. It is a non-narcotic analgesic agent with marked anti-inflammatory actions. It has demonstrated these properties in human clinical studies and classical animal test systems. It exhibits its anti-inflammatory effect even in adrenalectomized animals, indicating that its action is not mediated through the pituitary-adrenal axis. It inhibits prostaglandin synthetase, as do other nonsteroidal analgesic/anti-inflammatory agents. As with other agents, however, the exact mechanism of its anti-inflammatory and analgesic actions is not known. Naproxen sodium is not a central nervous system depressant and does not induce metabolizing enzymes.”