Lumiracoxib

Definition: Lumiracoxib is a COX-2 selective inhibitor nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Its structure is different from that of other COX-2 inhibitors, such as celecoxib: lumiracoxib is an analogue of diclofenac (one chlorine substituted by fluorine, the phenylacetic acid has another methyl group in meta position), making it a member of the arylalkanoic acid class of NSAIDs; it binds to a different site on the COX-2 enzyme than do other COX-2 inhibitors; it is the only acidic coxib and has the highest C... source: Wikipedia

ID

424967004

ID date

29 Jun 2007

Previous ID

9866411000001103

Name

Lumiracoxib