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fenclofenac

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Fenclofenac is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) previously used in rheumatism. It has mild immunosuppressive effects and may displace thyroid hormone from its binding protein. It can also cause lichen planus.

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Vinony's link graph records 217 inbound references to fenclofenac, and connects out to salicylic acid, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and metamizole sodium.

Vinony files it under ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata, Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and Withdrawn drugs.

Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula
C14H10Cl2O3
Molecular weight
297.1 g/mol
IUPAC name
2-[2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenyl]acetic acid
SMILES
C1=CC=C(C(=C1)CC(=O)O)OC2=C(C=C(C=C2)Cl)Cl
InChIKey
IDKAXRLETRCXKS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
4.8
Polar surface area
46.5 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Withdrawn
Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
First approval
1978

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Research

94 papers

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Wikidata facts

Mass
296.001
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chemical formula
C₁₄H₁₀Cl₂O₃
canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C(=C1)CC(=O)O)OC2=C(C=C(C=C2)Cl)Cl
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Fenclofenac
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Fenclofenac is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) previously used in rheumatism. It has mild immunosuppressive effects and may displace thyroid hormone from its binding protein. It can also cause lichen planus.

Due to its side effects it was withdrawn from the UK and US in the 1980s.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “fenclofenac” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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