Description:Flurbiprofenisan***teroidalanti-inflammatorydrug(NSAID)effectiveintreatingfever,pain,andinflammationinthebody.Itissimilartoibuprofen(MotrinorAdvil),naproxen(Naprosyn),andothers.Asagroup,NSAIDsarenon-***relieversofmildtomoderatepainofmanycauses,includinginjury,menstrualcramps,arthritis,andothermusculoskeletalconditi***.Theyworkbyreducingthelevelsofprostaglandins,chemicalsthatareresp***ibleforpain,fever,andinflammation.Flurbiprofenblockstheenzymethatmakesprostaglandins(cyclooxygenase),resultinginlowerconcentrati***ofprostaglandins.Asac***equence,inflammation,painandfeverarereduced.TheFDAapprovedflurbiprofeninOctober1988.)