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flurbiprofen

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Noun1.flurbiprofenflurbiprofen - a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID - an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids; "NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox-1 and Cox-2 enzymes"
propanoic acid, propionic acid - a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates


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of Subjects % of Subjects Medication Taking Medication Taking Medication Acetaminophen 9 15% Aspirin 4 7% Celecoxib (b) 2 3% Codeine phosphate 1 2% Flurbiprofen (c) 0 0% Ibuprofen 9 15% Nabumetone (d) 1 2% Naproxen 10 17% Piroxicam (c) 0 0% Solicylate 2 3% Sulindac (e) 2 3% Home Exercise Group Completers (n=60) No.
Here is a list of generic names of common NSAIDs: diclofenac, diflunisal, etodolac, fenoprofen, floctafenine, flurbiprofen, ibuprofen, indomethacin, ketoprofen, meclofenamate, mefenamic acid, meloxicam, nabumetone, naproxen, oxaprozin, piroxicam, sunlindac, tenoxicam, tiaprofenic acid, and tolmetin.
In April, NicOx announced that HCT 1026, a novel NO-donating derivative of flurbiprofen, was found to significantly reduce beta-amyloid deposition in the brain of a mouse model of Alzheimer's Disease, the most common form of dementia in the elderly.
 
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