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Loxoprofen, the Glossary

Index Loxoprofen

Loxoprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) in the propionic acid derivatives group, which also includes ibuprofen and naproxen among others.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 38 relations: Apronal, Arachidonic acid, Argentina, Brazil, Caffeine, China, Ciprofloxacin, Combination drug, Cyclooxygenase, Daiichi Sankyo, GABA, Generic drug, Glucuronidation, Ibuprofen, India, Japan, Kidney, Lithium, Liver, Magnesium oxide, Metabolite, Methotrexate, Mexico, Naproxen, Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, Norfloxacin, Prodrug, Propionic acid, Prostaglandin, Quinolone antibiotic, Racemic mixture, Saudi Arabia, Seizure, Sodium, Sulfonylurea, Thailand, Transdermal patch, Warfarin.

  2. Daiichi Sankyo
  3. Propionic acids

Apronal

Apronal (brand name Sedormid), or apronalide, also known as allylisopropylacetylurea or allylisopropylacetylcarbamide, is a hypnotic/sedative drug of the ureide (acylurea) group synthesized in 1926 by Hoffmann-La Roche.

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Arachidonic acid

Arachidonic acid (AA, sometimes ARA) is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4(ω-6), or 20:4(5,8,11,14).

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Caffeine

Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the methylxanthine class.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Ciprofloxacin

Ciprofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections.

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Combination drug

A combination drug or a fixed-dose combination (FDC) is a medicine that includes two or more active ingredients combined in a single dosage form.

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Cyclooxygenase

Cyclooxygenase (COX), officially known as prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase (PTGS), is an enzyme (specifically, a family of isozymes) that is responsible for biosynthesis of prostanoids, including thromboxane and prostaglandins such as prostacyclin, from arachidonic acid.

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Daiichi Sankyo

is a global pharmaceutical company and the second-largest pharmaceutical company in Japan.

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GABA

GABA (gamma Aminobutyric acid, γ-Aminobutyric acid) is the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the developmentally mature mammalian central nervous system.

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Generic drug

A generic drug (or simply generic) is a pharmaceutical drug that contains the same chemical substance as a drug that was originally protected by chemical patents.

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Glucuronidation

Glucuronidation is often involved in drug metabolism of substances such as drugs, pollutants, bilirubin, androgens, estrogens, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, fatty acid derivatives, retinoids, and bile acids.

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Ibuprofen

Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is used to relieve pain, fever, and inflammation. Loxoprofen and Ibuprofen are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and Propionic acids.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Kidney

In humans, the kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped blood-filtering organs that are a multilobar, multipapillary form of mammalian kidneys, usually without signs of external lobulation.

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Lithium

Lithium is a chemical element; it has symbol Li and atomic number 3.

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Liver

The liver is a major metabolic organ exclusively found in vertebrate animals, which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the synthesis of proteins and various other biochemicals necessary for digestion and growth.

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Magnesium oxide

Magnesium oxide (MgO), or magnesia, is a white hygroscopic solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase and is a source of magnesium (see also oxide).

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In biochemistry, a metabolite is an intermediate or end product of metabolism.

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Methotrexate

Methotrexate, formerly known as amethopterin, is a chemotherapy agent and immune-system suppressant.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Naproxen

Naproxen, sold under the brand name Aleve among others, is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat pain, menstrual cramps, and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, gout and fever. Loxoprofen and Naproxen are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and Propionic acids.

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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) are members of a therapeutic drug class which reduces pain, decreases inflammation, decreases fever, and prevents blood clots. Loxoprofen and Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

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Norfloxacin

Norfloxacin, sold under the brand name Noroxin among others, is an antibiotic that belongs to the class of fluoroquinolone antibiotics.

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Prodrug

A prodrug is a pharmacologically inactive medication or compound that, after intake, is metabolized (i.e., converted within the body) into a pharmacologically active drug. Loxoprofen and prodrug are prodrugs.

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Propionic acid

Propionic acid (from the Greek words πρῶτος: prōtos, meaning "first", and πίων: píōn, meaning "fat"; also known as propanoic acid) is a naturally occurring carboxylic acid with chemical formula. Loxoprofen and Propionic acid are Propionic acids.

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Prostaglandin

Prostaglandins (PG) are a group of physiologically active lipid compounds called eicosanoids that have diverse hormone-like effects in animals.

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Quinolone antibiotic

Quinolone antibiotics constitute a large group of broad-spectrum bacteriocidals that share a bicyclic core structure related to the substance 4-quinolone.

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Racemic mixture

In chemistry, a racemic mixture or racemate is one that has equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule or salt.

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia and the Middle East.

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Seizure

A seizure is a period of symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.

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Sodium

Sodium is a chemical element; it has symbol Na (from Neo-Latin natrium) and atomic number 11.

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Sulfonylurea

Sulfonylureas or sulphonylureas are a class of organic compounds used in medicine and agriculture.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.

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Transdermal patch

A transdermal patch is a medicated adhesive patch that is placed on the skin to deliver a specific dose of medication through the skin and into the bloodstream.

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Warfarin

Warfarin is an anticoagulant used as a medication under several brand names including Coumadin.

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See also

Daiichi Sankyo

Propionic acids

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loxoprofen

Also known as Loxonin.