Description
Etofenamateisanonselectivenon-steroidalanti-inflammatorydrug(NSAID)thatpreventsprostaglandinsynthesis,likelythroughtheinhibitionofCOX-1/2andlipoxygenase;itexhibitsanalgesicandanti-inflammatoryactivities.Inanimalmodelsofcarrageenan-inducedinflammation,etofenamatesuppressesswellingandincreasesthepainthreshold.Useofetofenamateislimitedbydrug-inducedallergiccontactdermatitis.
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