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Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US

Class:
PROTEIN

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 ...