Dexketoprofen

Dexketoprofen
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  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
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  • (2S)-2-[3-(benzoyl)phenyl]propanoic acid
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H14O3
Molar mass254.285 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C[C@@H](c1cccc(c1)C(=O)c2ccccc2)C(=O)O
  • InChI=1S/C16H14O3/c1-11(16(18)19)13-8-5-9-14(10-13)15(17)12-6-3-2-4-7-12/h2-11H,1H3,(H,18,19)/t11-/m0/s1 ☒N
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Dexketoprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It is manufactured by Menarini, under the tradename Keral. It is available in the UK, as dexketoprofen trometamol, as a prescription-only drug and in Latin America as Enantyum, produced by Menarini. Also, in Italy and Spain it is available as an over-the-counter drug (OTC) under the trade name Enandol or Enantyum. In Hungary it is available from a pharmacy as "Ketodex". In Turkey, it is an over the counter medicine under the name "Arveles". In Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia it is available as an OTC under the tradename Dolmen.[1] In Mexico it is available in tablet form as "Stadium" made by Menarini. It is the dextrorotatory stereoisomer of ketoprofen.[2]

  1. ^ "Medicinal products authorised in Estonia". State Agency of Medicine. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ^ Chandrasekharan NV (2007). "Dexketoprofen". In Enna SJ, Bylund DB (eds.). xPharm: The Comprehensive Pharmacology Reference. Elsevier Inc. pp. 1–4. doi:10.1016/B978-008055232-3.61574-0. ISBN 978-0-08-055232-3.