Lumiracoxib

Category: Anti-Inflammatory

Lumiracoxib Overview

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 highe...

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