Ketoprofen

Ketoprofen
Clinical data
Trade namesOruvail, others
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa686014
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: C
Routes of
administration
By mouth, topical, intravenous
ATC code
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Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding99%
Elimination half-life2–2.5 hours
Identifiers
  • (RS)-2-(3-benzoylphenyl)propanoic acid
CAS Number
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ECHA InfoCard100.040.676 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H14O3
Molar mass254.285 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
ChiralityRacemic mixture
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  • 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) checkY
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Ketoprofen is one of the propionic acid class of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) with analgesic and antipyretic effects.[3] It acts by inhibiting the body's production of prostaglandin.

It was patented in 1967 and approved for medical use in 1980.[4]

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  2. ^ "Health product highlights 2021: Annexes of products approved in 2021". Health Canada. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ Kantor TG (1986). "Ketoprofen: a review of its pharmacologic and clinical properties". Pharmacotherapy. 6 (3): 93–103. doi:10.1002/j.1875-9114.1986.tb03459.x. PMID 3526298. S2CID 25309841.
  4. ^ Fischer J, Ganellin CR (2006). Analogue-based Drug Discovery. John Wiley & Sons. p. 520. ISBN 9783527607495.