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Fenoprofen is an anti-inflammatory analgesic used to treat mild to moderate pain in addition to the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. An anti-inflammatory analgesic and antipyretic highly bound to plasma proteins.
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed
Fenoprofen's exact mode of action is unknown, but it is thought that prostaglandin synthetase inhibition is involved. Fenoprofen has been shown to inhibit prostaglandin synthetase isolated from bovine seminal vesicles.
- Primary indication
- For relief of the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.Curator reviewed · 4 structured indications
- Formula / weight
- C15H14O3 · 242.2699 g/mol (avg)
- First approval
- Canada, 1975 · United States, 2006
- Code names
- 69323 · LILLY-53858
- Brand names
- Fenopron
- Fenortho
- Nalfon
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