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acemetacin
Sign in to saveAlso known as TV-1322, TVX 3322, K-708, K 708, indometacin carboxymethyl ester, indomethacin carboxymethyl ester, indometacin glycolic ester, indomethacin glycolic ester
Acemetacin is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used for the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lower back pain, and relieving post-operative pain. It is manufactured by Merck KGaA under the tradename Emflex. It is no longer available in the UK (since 2018), however is available in other countries as a prescription-only drug.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C21H18ClNO6
- Molecular weight
- 415.8 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-[2-[1-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methylindol-3-yl]acetyl]oxyacetic acid
- SMILES
- CC1=C(C2=C(N1C(=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)Cl)C=CC(=C2)OC)CC(=O)OCC(=O)O
- InChIKey
- FSQKKOOTNAMONP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.2
- Polar surface area
- 94.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 6
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Approved
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- Indications
- rheumatic disease
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Research
156 papers- Acemetacin.2006
- Single dose oral acemetacin for acute postoperative pain in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2009
- Acemetacin monohydrate.Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications · 2007
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), pain and aging: Adjusting prescription to patient features.Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2022
- Radioiodinated acemetacin loaded niosomes as a dual anticancer therapy.International journal of pharmaceutics · 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 415.082
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- chemical formula
- C₂₁H₁₈ClNO₆
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=C(C2=C(N1C(=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)Cl)C=CC(=C2)OC)CC(=O)OCC(=O)O
- subject has role
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- acemetacin
- Commons category
- Acemetacin
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Contraindications
- Adverse effects
- Interactions
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacokinetics
- Chemistry
- Society and culture
- Brand names
- References
Acemetacin is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used for the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lower back pain, and relieving post-operative pain. It is manufactured by Merck KGaA under the tradename Emflex. It is no longer available in the UK (since 2018), however is available in other countries as a prescription-only drug.
== Medical uses == Acemetacin has proven effective in the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and other kinds of rheumatoid inflammation, as well as in post-operative and post-traumatic pain and attack of gout. Application of a single dose of acemetacin for post-operative pain is not well supported by studies.
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