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Fast Facts:
- is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug or NSAID
- used for the reduction of high to extreme pain
- also used for fever, inflammation and stiffness
- originally marketed as the prescription drug Naprosyn in 1976
- the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of naproxen sodium as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug in 1994