IUPAC Name: 5-Chloro-6-methyl-3[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-2-3 bipyridine
Route of administration : Oral
Pharmacokinetics : Bioavailability 100%, Plasma protein bindig 92%, half life 22 hours
Chemical Formula: C18H15ClN2O2S
Molar Mass : 358.842g/mol
Introduction: ETORICOXIB is a selective COX-2 inhibitor from Merck & Co. Currently it is approved in more than 80 countries world wide but not in the US,where FOOD AND DRUG ADMINSTRATION (FDA) has required addition safety and efficacy data for etoricoxib before it is issued approval.
Therapeutic Indication ; It is indicated for the treatment of
1. Rheumatoid arthritis
2.Psoriatic arthritis
3.Osteoarthritis
4. Ankylosing spondylitis
5. Chronic low back pain
6. Acute pain
7. Gout
ADR'S : 1. Feeling sick,vomiting,diarrhoea
2. Heart burn,dizziness
3.Sweeling of legs
4.High blood pressure
5.Rashes itching
6.Insumnia
7.Drowsiness
8.Mouth ulcer
9.Hallucination
10..Palpitation
Drug-Drug Interaction: IT should not be taken with NSAID'S
Etoricoxib + cox-2 inhibitors results to no reaction
Not used in stomach ulcer or bleeding from intestine
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