Aleve

Let’s talk about Aleve. In the clinic, when a patient walks in with that familiar mix of frustration and discomfort from a nagging joint pain or a stubborn musculoskeletal injury, it’s one of the tools we reach for, but not without a serious conversation. Its generic name is naproxen, and it sits squarely in the NSAID class—nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. You know the landscape: ibuprofen, diclofenac, celecoxib. Naproxen has its own personality in that crowd.