Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)

  • Ketoprofen

    • API Product   :   

      Ketoprofen

    • CEP   :   

      -

    • WCC   :   

      ?

    • Therapeutic Use    :   

      Topical Anti-Rheumatics; Anti-asthma and COPD Products; All Other Therapeutic Products; Anti-Inflammatory And Anti-Rheumatic Products; Analgesics; Ophthalmologicals

    • Originator   :   

      Janssen

    • CAS No.    :   

      22071-15-4

    • Trade Name.   :   

      ORUDIS

    • Molecular Weight   :   

      254.281 g/mol

    • Molecular Formula   :   

      C16H14O3

    Application

    Ketoprofen is used to relieve pain from various conditions. It also reduces pain, swelling, and joint stiffness from arthritis. This medication is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It works by blocking your body's production of certain natural substances that cause inflammation.

    General Description

    Ketoprofen, (RS)-2-(3-benzoylphenyl)-propionic acid (chemical formula C16H14O3) is one of the propionic acid class of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAID) with analgesic and antipyretic effects.[1] It acts by inhibiting the body's production of prostaglandin.