A 28-year-old woman with a history of Hashimoto's thyroiditis presents with acute severe thyroid pain, fever, and a tender thyroid nodule. Thyroid function tests show TSH 0.2 mIU/L and free T4 8.5 ng/dL (normal 0.8–1.8). Thyroid ultrasound shows a hypoechoic nodule with increased vascularity. What is the drug of choice for managing the acute inflammatory phase?

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