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. 2021 Mar 15;29(2):343–366. doi: 10.1007/s10787-021-00796-w

Table 1.

A few known NSAIDS as COX inhibitors

Drug candidate Physiological effects Inhibits
Aspirin Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic COX-1
Celecoxib Anti-inflammatory COX-2
Diclofenac Anti-inflammatory and analgesic COX-1/2
Etodolac Anti-inflammatory COX-2
Etorocoxib Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic COX-2
Fenoprofen Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic COX-1/2
Flurbiprofen Anti-inflammatory, anti-miotic, and antipyretic COX-1/2
Ibuprofen Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic COX-1/2
Indomethacin Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic COX-1/2
Ketoprofen Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic COX-1/2
Ketorolac Anti-inflammatory and analgesic COX-1/2
Meclofenamate Anti-inflammatory and analgesic COX-1/2
Mefanamic acid Anti-inflammatory and analgesic COX-1/2
Meloxicam Anti-inflammatory and analgesic COX-2
Nabumetone Anti-inflammatory COX-1/2
Naproxen Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic COX-1/2
Oxaprozin Anti-inflammatory and analgesic COX-1/2
Piroxicam Anti-inflammatory COX-1/2
Sulindac Anti-inflammatory COX-1/2
Tolmetin Anti-inflammatory and analgesic COX-1/2