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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:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Ifetroban was developed as a thromboxane A2/prostaglandin H2 receptor antagonist by Bristol-Myers Squibb for cardiovascular indications. In spite of the positive preclinical results where the drug has shown the cardioprotective and antithrombotic act...
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:
Other

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

4'-Hydroxy diclofenac, a metabolite of diclofenac, suppresses prostaglandin E2 production specifically by blocking cyclooxygenase-2 activity and demonstrates anti-inflammatory properties.
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:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 2018

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Felbinac, an active metabolite of fenbufen, is two times more potent than the parent drug. Felbinac is used topically to alleviate pain in the joints and muscles caused by injury or inflammation (Trixam 3% gel or foam). The drug is believed to exert ...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 2015

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Deracoxib (trade name Deramaxx, Novartis) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the coxib class, used in veterinary medicine for the control of postoperative pain and inflammation associated with orthopedic and dental surgery and for the contr...