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MOLECULES --Etoricoxib 3D |
Etoricoxib
(brand name Arcoxia worldwide; also Algix and Tauxib in Italy) is a new COX-2
selective inhibitor (approx. 106.0 times more selective for COX-2 inhibition over
COX-1) from Merck & Co. Doses are 60, 90 mg/day for chronic pain and 120 mg/day
for acute pain. Currently it is approved in more than 60 countries worldwide but
not in the US, where the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require additional
safety and efficacy data for etoricoxib before it will issue approval. Current
therapeutic indications are: treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis,
ankylosing spondylitis, chronic low back pain, acute pain and gout. Note that
approved indications differ by country
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