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Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1999

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Rofecoxib is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug which selectively inhibits COX-2 and subsequent prostaglandin synthesis. The drug was developed by Merk and approved by FDA in 1999 for relief of signs and symptoms of arthritis, acute pain in adults...