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Antipyretics are used to...

Antipyretics are used to

A

relieve pain

B

bring down body temperature

C

to bill micro-organisms

D

to relieve from anxiety

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B
The chemicals that are used to bring down body temperature in high fever , are called antipyretics , eg., paracetamol , analgin etc.
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