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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C15H13ClNO3.Na.2H2O
Molecular Weight 349.742
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of ZOMEPIRAC SODIUM

SMILES

O.O.[Na+].CN1C(CC([O-])=O)=CC(C)=C1C(=O)C2=CC=C(Cl)C=C2

InChI

InChIKey=ZJXLSCXDGPDZOL-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI=1S/C15H14ClNO3.Na.2H2O/c1-9-7-12(8-13(18)19)17(2)14(9)15(20)10-3-5-11(16)6-4-10;;;/h3-7H,8H2,1-2H3,(H,18,19);;2*1H2/q;+1;;/p-1

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Zomepirac Sodium (Zomax) is a pyrrole-acetic acid structurally related to tolmetin sodium. Zomepirac is a prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor and is not an opioid, an opioid antagonist, or a salicylate. Zomepirac was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for marketing in the United States as an analgesic. It was indicated for all forms of mild to moderately severe pain, and was being promoted as a "comprehensive, non-addicting analgesic." Later Zomepirac was found to be associated with fatal and near-fatal anaphylactoid reactions. The manufacturer voluntarily removed Zomax tablets from the Canadian, US, and UK markets in March 1983.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
15.0 µM [IC50]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
ZOMAX

Approved Use

ZOMAX is indicated for all forms of mild to moderately severe pain.

Launch Date

1979
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
2.47 μg/mL
50 mg single, oral
dose: 50 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ZOMEPIRAC plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
4.42 μg/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ZOMEPIRAC plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
7.94 μg/mL
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ZOMEPIRAC plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
232.7 μg × h/mL
50 mg single, oral
dose: 50 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ZOMEPIRAC plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
494.4 μg × h/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ZOMEPIRAC plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
1102.7 μg × h/mL
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ZOMEPIRAC plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
100 mg 6 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 100 mg, 6 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 100 mg, 6 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 28 years
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 28 years
Sex: F
Sources:
Disc. AE: Renal insufficiency...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Renal insufficiency (1 patient)
Sources:
300 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 36-72 years
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 36-72 years
Sex: F
Sources:
Disc. AE: Renal insufficiency...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Renal insufficiency (2 patients)
Sources:
800 mg 1 times / day single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 800 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 800 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Other AEs: Backache, Nausea...
Other AEs:
Backache (2 patients)
Nausea (2 patients)
Churning of stomach (2 patients)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Renal insufficiency 1 patient
Disc. AE
100 mg 6 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 100 mg, 6 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 100 mg, 6 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 28 years
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 28 years
Sex: F
Sources:
Renal insufficiency 2 patients
Disc. AE
300 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 300 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 36-72 years
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 36-72 years
Sex: F
Sources:
Backache 2 patients
800 mg 1 times / day single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 800 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 800 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Churning of stomach 2 patients
800 mg 1 times / day single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 800 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 800 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Nausea 2 patients
800 mg 1 times / day single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 800 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 800 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sources:
Overview

Overview

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OverviewOther

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Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
no
Drug as victim
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Downstream gene activation of the receptor ALX by the agonist annexin A1.
2010-09-17
The pharmacokinetic profile of a novel fixed-dose combination tablet of ibuprofen and paracetamol.
2010-07-05
Neuroprotective effects of zonisamide target astrocyte.
2010-02
Prediction of pharmacological and xenobiotic responses to drugs based on time course gene expression profiles.
2009-12-02
Entrapment of ketorolac tromethamine in polymeric vehicle for controlled drug delivery.
2009-11
Type 5 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/prostaglandin F synthase (AKR1C3): role in breast cancer and inhibition by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug analogs.
2009-03-16
The effects of etodolac, nimesulid and naproxen sodium on the frequency of sister chromatid exchange after enclused third molars surgery.
2008-10-31
Faecal blood loss with aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and cyclo-oxygenase-2 selective inhibitors: systematic review of randomized trials using autologous chromium-labelled erythrocytes.
2008
Determination of degradation pathways and kinetics of acyl glucuronides by NMR spectroscopy.
2007-06
Clinical management of adult patients with a history of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced urticaria/angioedema: update.
2007-03-15
Polyproline-rod approach to isolating protein targets of bioactive small molecules: isolation of a new target of indomethacin.
2007-01-31
Angioedema: clinical and etiological aspects.
2007
A simple in vitro model to study the stability of acylglucuronides.
2006-03-23
Effect of drug utilization reviews on the quality of in-hospital prescribing: a quasi-experimental study.
2006-03-14
Predicting the pharmacokinetics of acyl glucuronides and their parent compounds in disease states.
2006-02
Pharmaceutical quality control of acid and neutral drugs based on competitive self-assembly in amphiphilic systems.
2006-01
Evidence for the bioactivation of zomepirac and tolmetin by an oxidative pathway: identification of glutathione adducts in vitro in human liver microsomes and in vivo in rats.
2006-01
In vitro and in vivo studies on acyl-coenzyme A-dependent bioactivation of zomepirac in rats.
2005-11
ABC transporters as multidrug resistance mechanisms and the development of chemosensitizers for their reversal.
2005-10-04
I almost crossed over.
2005-10
Structural determinants of arylacetic acid nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs necessary for binding and activation of the prostaglandin D2 receptor CRTH2.
2005-03
Evaluation of a lymph node proliferation assay for its ability to detect pharmaceuticals with potential to cause immune-mediated drug reactions.
2005-01-01
Photolysis of NSAIDs. IV. Photoproducts of zomepirac determined by LC-ESI-MS.
2004-12
Identification of zomepirac-S-acyl-glutathione in vitro in incubations with rat hepatocytes and in vivo in rat bile.
2003-11
Investigating the TNP-OVA and direct popliteal lymph node assays for the detection of immunostimulation by drugs associated with anaphylaxis in humans.
2002-05-17
Hepatic covalent adduct formation with zomepirac in the CD26-deficient mouse.
2002-01
Reversible binding of tolmetin, zomepirac, and their glucuronide conjugates to human serum albumin and plasma.
1994-02
Reinduction of the hypnotic effects of thiopental with NSAIDs by decreasing thiopental plasma protein binding in humans.
1993-04
Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid cloning and expression of a human liver uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase glucuronidating carboxylic acid-containing drugs.
1993-01
Zomepirac-induced anaphylactic shock: an under-reported phenomenon.
1985-10
Reversible renal failure and nephrotic syndrome without interstitial nephritis from zomepirac.
1985-10
Nephrotoxicity from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
1985-03
Severe coronary spasm during zomepirac-induced allergic reaction.
1984-07
A zomepirac reaction mimicking ectopic pregnancy.
1984-06
Focal renal cortical necrosis associated with zomepirac.
1984-06
Interstitial nephritis, proteinuria, and renal failure caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Immunologic characterization of the inflammatory infiltrate.
1984-06
Interstitial nephritis and proteinuria associated with zomepirac.
1984-03-01
Long-term therapy for the pain of osteoarthritis: a comparison of zomepirac sodium and aspirin.
1983-11-01
Influence of uremia, hemodialysis, and nonesterified fatty acids on zomepirac plasma protein binding.
1983-11
Zomepirac-induced renal failure.
1983-06
Nonoliguric renal failure associated with zomepirac.
1983-04-01
Effect of zomepirac on experimental coronary artery thrombosis and ischemic myocardial injury in the conscious dog.
1983-03-01
Renal failure and tubular dysfunction due to zomepirac therapy.
1983-01-21
Zomepirac-related acute renal failure.
1983-01
Zomepirac, interstitial nephritis, and renal failure.
1982-09
Reversible nonoliguric acute renal failure associated with zomepirac therapy.
1982-06
Anaphylactic shock, acute renal failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Suspected complications of zomepirac.
1982-02-26
Orally administered zomepirac and parenterally administered morphine. Comparison for the treatment of postoperative pain.
1980-11-21
Long-term safety of zomepirac: a double-blind comparison with aspirin in patients with osteoarthritis.
1980-05-01
Clinical analgesic assay of oral zomepirac and intramuscular morphine.
1979
Patents

Sample Use Guides

The oral dose of zomepirac for mild to moderately severe pain is 50-100 mg every four to six hours. In acute moderate to severe pain in adults, a 100-mg dose would be reasonable initial therapy. In chronic pain situations, the 50-mg dose may be as effective in some patients as the 100-mg dose. Doses of more than 100 mg are not recommended.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Zomepirac failed to displace tritiated etorphine significantly at concentrations up to 200 umol/l. It was active (3-7 X 10(-5) mol/l) on both the electrically stimulated guinea pig ileum and mouse vas deferens but was less efficacious than morphine; these effects were not reversed by narcotic antagonists.
Name Type Language
ZOMEPIRAC SODIUM SALT DIHYDRATE
MI  
Preferred Name English
ZOMEPIRAC SODIUM
MART.   USAN  
USAN  
Official Name English
ZOMEPIRAC SODIUM SALT DIHYDRATE [MI]
Common Name English
ZOMEPIRAC SODIUM [MART.]
Common Name English
ZOMEPIRAC SODIUM [USAN]
Common Name English
1H-PYRROLE-2-ACETIC ACID, 5-(4-CHLOROBENZOYL)-1,4-DIMETHYL-, SODIUM SALT, HYDRATE (1:1:2)
Common Name English
SODIUM 5-(P-CHLOROBENZOYL)-1,4-DIMETHYLPYRROLE-2-ACETATE DIHYDRATE
Common Name English
ZOMAXIN
Brand Name English
MCN-2783-21-98
Code English
ZOMAX
Common Name English
1H-PYRROLE-2-ACETIC ACID, 5-(4-CHLOROBENZOYL)-1,4-DIMETHYL-, SODIUM SALT, DIHYDRATE
Common Name English
NSC-757379
Code English
ZOPIRAC
Brand Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
CFR 21 CFR 216.24
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NCI_THESAURUS C257
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Code System Code Type Description
EVMPD
SUB05193MIG
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RXCUI
58331
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DRUG BANK
DBSALT002461
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NCI_THESAURUS
C62001
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NSC
757379
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PUBCHEM
23663418
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MERCK INDEX
m1270
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID60214282
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL19490
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FDA UNII
Y0185WZ209
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CAS
64092-49-5
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