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Acemetacin
Clinical data
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Legal status
Legal status
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • 2-acetyl]oxyacetic acid
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ECHA InfoCard100.053.077 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC21H18ClNO6
Molar mass415.82372 g/mol g·mol
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • Clc1ccc(cc1)C(=O)n3c2ccc(OC)cc2c(c3C)CC(=O)OCC(=O)O
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C21H18ClNO6/c1-12-16(10-20(26)29-11-19(24)25)17-9-15(28-2)7-8-18(17)23(12)21(27)13-3-5-14(22)6-4-13/h3-9H,10-11H2,1-2H3,(H,24,25)
  • Key:FSQKKOOTNAMONP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Acemetacin is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, used for the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lower back pain, and relieving post-operative pain. It is manufactured by Merck under the tradename Emflex, and is available in the UK as a prescription-only drug. Other brand names for acemetacin include Rheutrop (Austria), Acemetadoc, Acephlogont, Azeat, Rantudil (Germany), Gamespir (Greece), Oldan, Reudol (Spain), Tilur (Switzerland) ost-map (egypt).

Acemetacin, a glycolic acid ester of indometacin, acts as a prodrug; in the body, it is metabolized to indometacin, which then acts as an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase, producing the anti-inflammatory effects. An advantage of acemetacin is that it reduces gastric damage when compared to indometacin.

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Key: underline indicates initially developed first-in-class compound of specific group; WHO-Essential Medicines; withdrawn drugs; veterinary use.
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Key: underline indicates initially developed first-in-class compound of specific group; WHO-Essential Medicines; withdrawn drugs; veterinary use.
Analgesics (N02A, N02B)
Opioids
Opiates/opium
Semisynthetic
Synthetic
Paracetamol-type
NSAIDs
Propionates
Oxicams
Acetates
COX-2 inhibitors
Fenamates
Salicylates
Pyrazolones
Others
Cannabinoids
Ion channel
modulators
Calcium blockers
Sodium blockers
Potassium openers
Myorelaxants
Others
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