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Also known as Oraflex, Compound 90459, 2-[2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-1,3-benzoxazol-5-yl]propanoic acid, (1)-2-(4-Chlorophenyl)benzoxazole-5-propionic acid, DL-benoxaprofen, 2-(2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-1,3-benzoxazol-5-yl)propanoic acid, 2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-alpha-methyl-5-benzoxazoleacetic acid, Benoxaprofene

Benoxaprofen, also known as benoxaphen, is a chemical compound with the formula C16H12ClNO3. It is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) of the arylpropionic acid class, and was marketed under the brand name Opren in the United Kingdom and Europe by Eli Lilly and Company (commonly referred to as Lilly), and as Oraflex in the United States of America (USA). Lilly suspended sales of Oraflex in 1982 after reports from the British government and the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) of adverse effects and deaths linked to the drug.

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Subclass of
carboxylic acid
Mass
301.050571
Has use
medication
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chemical formula
C₁₆H₁₂ClNO₃
canonical SMILES
CC(C1=CC2=C(C=C1)OC(=N2)C3=CC=C(C=C3)Cl)C(=O)O
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
benoxaprofen
Commons category
Benoxaprofen
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Contents
  • History
  • Structure and reactivity
  • Available forms
  • Toxicokinetics
  • Toxicodynamics
  • Efficacy and side effects
  • Efficacy
  • Adverse effects
  • Cutaneous side effects
  • Gastrointestinal side effects
  • Side effects in the central nervous system
  • Miscellaneous side effects
  • Toxicity
  • Effects on animals
  • Synthesis
  • References

Benoxaprofen, also known as benoxaphen, is a chemical compound with the formula C16H12ClNO3. It is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) of the arylpropionic acid class, and was marketed under the brand name Opren in the United Kingdom and Europe by Eli Lilly and Company (commonly referred to as Lilly), and as Oraflex in the United States of America (USA). Lilly suspended sales of Oraflex in 1982 after reports from the British government and the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) of adverse effects and deaths linked to the drug.

==History== Benoxaprofen was discovered by a team of research chemists at the British Lilly Research Centre of Eli Lilly and Company . This laboratory was assigned to explore new anti-arthritic compounds in 1966. Lilly applied for patents on its then named new drug 'benoxaprofen' seven years later. It also filed for permission from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to start testing benoxaprofen on humans. It had to undergo the three-step clinical testing procedure required by the United States Federal Government.

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