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. 2021 May 5;11:9606. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-88313-5

Table 1.

A list of NSAIDs (19 active drugs and one prodrug) approved by FDA and TPSA (Å2) values.

No Drug name PubChem CID Mechanism of action TPSA (< 140 Å2)
1 Flubiprofen 3394 Nonselective COX inhibitor 37.30
2 Ibuprofen 3672 Nonselective COX inhibitor 37.30
3 Indomethacin 3715 Nonselective COX inhibitor 68.53
4 Ketorolac 3826 Nonselective COX inhibitor 59.30
5 Mefenamic acid 4044 Nonselective COX inhibitor 49.33
6 Piroxicam 54,676,228 Nonselective COX inhibitor 107.98
7 Diflunisal 3059 Prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor 57.53
8 Fenoprofen 3342 Prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor 46.53
9 Naproxen 156,391 Prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor 46.53
10 Sulindac 1,548,887 Prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor 73.58
11 Tolmetin 5509 Prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor 59.30
12 Ketoprofen 3825 Selective COX-1 inhibitor 54.37
13 Oxaprozin 4614 Selective COX-1 inhibitor 63.33
14 Celecoxib 2662 Selective COX-2 inhibitor 86.36
15 Rofecoxib 5090 Selective COX-2 inhibitor 68.82
16 Valdecoxib 119,607 Selective COX-2 inhibitor 94.57
17 Diclofenac 3033 Selective COX-2 inhibitor 49.33
18 Etodolac 3308 Selective COX-2 inhibitor 62.32
19 Meloxicam 54,677,470 Selective COX-2 inhibitor 136.22
20a 6MNA 32,176 Selective COX-2 inhibitor 46.53

a6MNA (Active form) of Nabumetone (Prodrug); TPSA (Topological Polar Surface Area).