Firocoxib

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Firocoxib
File:Firocoxib structure.png
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
Legal status
Legal status
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
  • US: ℞-only
  • Veterinary use only
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
E number{{#property:P628}}
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC17H20O5S
Molar mass336.402 g/mol

Firocoxib (INN; brand names Equioxx and Previcox) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the COX-2 inhibitor (coxib) class, currently approved for use in dogs and horses. Firocoxib was the first COX-2 inhibitor approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for horses.[1]

References

  1. "New NSAID Equioxx (firocoxib) Approved by USEF". The Horse. July 2, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-18. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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