Use of NSAIDs in treating patients with arthritis

Table 1 Classification of common NSAIDs

Class	Subclass	Drugs
Carboxylic acids	Salicylic acids	Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
		Diflunisal (dolobid)
		Trisalicyliate (trilisate)
		Salsalate (disalcid, amigesic, salflex)
	Acetic acids	Diclofenac (voltaren, cataflam, arthrotec^a)
		Etodolac (lodine)
		Indomethacin (indocin)
		Sulindac (clinoril)
		Tolmetin (tolectin)
		Ketorolac (toradol)
	Propionic acids	Flurbiprofen (ansaid)
		Ketoprofen (orudis, oruvail, axorid^b)
		Oxaprozin (daypro)
		Ibuprofen (motrin, advil, duexis^c)
		Naproxen (naprosyn, aleve, vimovo^d)
		Fenoprofen (nalfon)
	Fenamic acids	Meclofenamate (meclomen)
Enolic acids	Pyrazolones	Phenlbutazone
	Oxicams	Piroxicam (feldene)
		Meloxicam (mobic)
Nonacidic		Nabumetone (relafen)
COX-2 selective	Sulfonamide	Celecoxib (celebrex)
	Sulfonylurea	Etoricoxib (arcoxia)
	Nonacid	Lumaricoxib (prexige)

COX, cyclooxygenase. ^aArthrotec = diclofenac + misoprostel. ^bAxorid = ketoprofen + omeprazole. ^cDuexis = ibuprofen + famotidine. ^dVimovo = naproxen + esomeprazole.

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