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droxicam
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Droxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the oxicam class. A prodrug of piroxicam, it is used for the relief of pain and inflammation in musculoskeletal disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. ==Synthesis== class=skin-invert-image|500px When heated, phenyl pyridin-2-ylcarbamate (1) decomposes to 2-isocyanatopyridine (2) which reacts with the heterocyclic compound (3) to give droxicam.

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357.041941
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chemical formula
C₁₆H₁₁N₃O₅S
canonical SMILES
CN1C2=C(C3=CC=CC=C3S1(=O)=O)OC(=O)N(C2=O)C4=CC=CC=N4
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
droxicam
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Droxicam
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Droxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the oxicam class. A prodrug of piroxicam, it is used for the relief of pain and inflammation in musculoskeletal disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. ==Synthesis== class=skin-invert-image|500px When heated, phenyl pyridin-2-ylcarbamate (1) decomposes to 2-isocyanatopyridine (2) which reacts with the heterocyclic compound (3) to give droxicam.

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