NSAIDs

NSAIDS

  • The introduction of NSAIDs with high antiinflammatory potency has made this group beneficial as adjuncts along with antimicrobials
  • They lack the suppression of the immune response seen with the corticosteroids .
  • Their ability to suppress the production of the chemical mediators of the inflammatory response underlies their ability to reduce structural damage and functional impairment in the pneumonic lung.
  • Ventilation, gaseous exchange and pulmonary haemodynamics can all be improved by NSAID administration.
  • Flunixin is especially recommended for this purpose.
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