what is antipyretics
What You Should Know About Medicines/Antipyretic. < What You Should Know About Medicines. Antipyretic is medication used to lower body temperature when a fever is present. Examples: Aspirin, acetaminophen (Tylenol), ibuprofen, and others. Clinicians practicing allopathic medicine (the predominant form of medicine practiced in the US by MD's, DO's, etc) see tremendous value in the reduction of a patient's temperature when it is over 100.5 degrees Farenheit.