Cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors -These drugs have three major therapeutic actions 1)Anti-inflammatory action: The decrease in prostaglandin E2 and prostacyclin reduces vasodilatation and, indirectly, oedema. Accumulation of inflammatory cells is not directly reduced. 2) Analgesic effect: Decreased prostaglandin generation means less sensitization of nociceptive nerve endings to inflammatory mediators such as Bradykinin and 5-hydroxytryptamine. Relief of headache is probably a result of decreased prostaglandin-mediated vasodilatation. 3) Antipyretic effect: Interleukin-1 releases prostaglandins in the central nervous system, where they elevate the hypothalamic set point for temperature control, thus causing fever, NSAIDs prevent this.