Misplaced Pages

Nepafenac

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by CheMoBot (talk | contribs) at 06:41, 1 September 2011 (Updating {{drugbox}} (no changed fields - added verified revid - updated 'ChEBI_Ref', 'ChEBI_Ref') per Chem/Drugbox validation (report errors or bugs)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Revision as of 06:41, 1 September 2011 by CheMoBot (talk | contribs) (Updating {{drugbox}} (no changed fields - added verified revid - updated 'ChEBI_Ref', 'ChEBI_Ref') per Chem/Drugbox validation (report errors or bugs))(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Pharmaceutical compound
Nepafenac
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa606007
Pregnancy
category
  • C
Routes of
administration
Ophthalmic
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • 2-amino-3-benzoylbenzeneacetamide
PubChem CID
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.207.414 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC15H14N2O2
Molar mass254.28 g/mol g·mol
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • O=C(c1cccc(c1N)CC(=O)N)c2ccccc2
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C15H14N2O2/c16-13(18)9-11-7-4-8-12(14(11)17)15(19)10-5-2-1-3-6-10/h1-8H,9,17H2,(H2,16,18)
  • Key:QEFAQIPZVLVERP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  (verify)

Nepafenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), usually sold as a prescription eye drop (0.1% solution. Nepafenac is manufactured by Alcon as Nevanac. It is used to treat pain and inflammation associated with cataract surgery.

The usual dose is 1 drop in each affected eye beginning 1 day prior to cataract surgery, continued on the day of surgery and through the first 2 weeks of the postoperative period.

Its side effects may include decreased visual acuity, a feeling that something is in the eye, increased eye pressure or a sticky sensation, as well as other effects.

External links

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (primarily M01A and M02A, also N02BA)
pyrazolones /
pyrazolidines
salicylates
acetic acid derivatives
and related substances
oxicams
propionic acid
derivatives (profens)
n-arylanthranilic
acids (fenamates)
COX-2 inhibitors
(coxibs)
other
NSAID
combinations
Key: underline indicates initially developed first-in-class compound of specific group; WHO-Essential Medicines; withdrawn drugs; veterinary use.
Category: