Chemicals and Drugs

Meloxicam

A benzothiazine and thiazole derivative that acts as a NSAID and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor. It is used in the treatment of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; and ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS.

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Abstract

A benzothiazine and thiazole derivative that acts as a NSAID and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor. It is used in the treatment of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; and ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C14H13N3O4S2
Molecular Weight
351.4 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
71125-38-7
IUPAC Name
4-hydroxy-2-methyl-N-(5-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-1,1-dioxo-1lambda6,2-benzothiazine-3-carboxamide
InChIKey
ZRVUJXDFFKFLMG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC1=CN=C(S1)NC(=O)C2=C(C3=CC=CC=C3S(=O)(=O)N2C)O
MeSH Unique ID
D000077239
Source
PubChem CID 54677470

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Miloxicam
  • Masflex
  • Mobec
  • Mobic
  • Mobicox
  • Movalis
  • Movicox
  • Parocin
  • Reumoxicam
  • Uticox

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25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

2019 (1990)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Meloxicam. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000077239. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000077239
  2. Meloxicam. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meloxicam
  3. Meloxicam. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q414028
  4. Meloxicam. In: PubChem Compound. CID 54677470. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/54677470