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Status:
US Approved OTC
First marketed in 1899

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Aspirin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Aspirin is unique in this class of drugs because it irreversibly inhibits both COX-1 and COX-2 activity by acetylating a serine residue (Ser529 and Ser516, respectively) positioned in the arachidonic ...
Status:
Other

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

6-Methoxy-2-Naphthylacetic acid (6-MNA), an active metabolite of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug nabumetone has long half-life and has the tendency to penetrate well into synovial fluid. 6-MNA is a competitive inhibitor of Cox (cyclooxygenases).
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1985

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Suprafen is a dual inhibitor of COX-1 and COX-2, which was used for the inhibition of intraoperative miosis. Suprafen was marketed under the name Profenal, however, it is no longer available in the USA.
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First marketed in 1887

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Phenacetin was used as an analgesic and fever-reducing drug in both human and veterinary medicine for many years. Since a major portion of a dose of phenacetin is rapidly metabolised to paracetamol, it seems possible that phenacetin owes some of its ...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)


Conditions:

Floctafenine is an analgesic agent used for the treatment of pain. The drug exerts its anti-inflammatory action by inhibiting COX-1 and COX-2, with a slight preference towards COX-1. Floctafenine is marketed in Canada under the name Floctafenine and ...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Fenbufen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, developed for the treatment of symptoms associated with such disease as rheumatoid arthritis. Fenbufen acts through its active metabolite, 4-biphenylacetic acid which is a potent inhibitor of COX1 an...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Dipyrone, also known as Metamizole (INN), is an ampyrone sulfonate analgesic, antispasmodic and antipyretic. It was withdrawn from US market in 1977 on the basis of reports of agranulocytosis. Depyrone is still used to treat severe and diffucult for ...
Status:
US Approved OTC
First marketed in 1899

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Aspirin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Aspirin is unique in this class of drugs because it irreversibly inhibits both COX-1 and COX-2 activity by acetylating a serine residue (Ser529 and Ser516, respectively) positioned in the arachidonic ...
Status:
US Approved OTC
First marketed in 1899

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Aspirin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Aspirin is unique in this class of drugs because it irreversibly inhibits both COX-1 and COX-2 activity by acetylating a serine residue (Ser529 and Ser516, respectively) positioned in the arachidonic ...