Description
Pranoprofenisanon-steroidalanti-inflammatorydrug(NSAID)thatexhibitsanti-inflammatoryactivity;itisclinicallyusedtotreatdryeye.PranoprofeninhibitsCOX-1andCOX-2.Pranoprofeninhibitsproductionofsodiumurate-inducedsuperoxide,prostaglandinE2(PGE2),andβ-glucuronidase.
References
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