Table 1.

Classification of NSAIDs according to COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitory activities.

COX selectivity	Drugs
COX-1-selective	ketoprofen, flurbiprofen, suprofen, tenoxicam, acemetacin, oxprozin
COX-2-selective	nimesulide, etoricoxib, rofecoxib, meloxicam, celecoxib, acetaminophen, etodolac
non-selective	piroxicam, naproxen, ibprofen, tolmetin, meclofenamate, aspirin, nabumetone, fenoprofen, flufenamate, diclofenac, isoxicam, indoprofen, mesalamine, fenbufen, azapropazone, phenylbutazone