Droxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the oxicam class. A prodrug of piroxicam, it is used for the relief of pain and inflammation in musculoskeletal disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.[1]
Synthesis
When heated, phenyl pyridin-2-ylcarbamate (1) decomposes to 2-isocyanatopyridine (2) which reacts with the heterocyclic compound (3) to give droxicam.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ Jané F, Rodríguez de la Serna A (1991). “Droxicam: a pharmacological and clinical review of a new NSAID”. European Journal of Rheumatology and Inflammation. 11 (4): 3–9. PMID 1365488.
- ^ US patent 4563452, Jose M. Ribalta-Baro and Jordi F. Rigola-Constansa, ”Benzothiazine derivatives and their applications as medicinal products or as synthesis intermediates for medicinal products”, issued 1992-07-21, assigned to Laboratorios del Dr Esteve SA
- ^ “Droxicam”. Thieme. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ “Droxicam”. chemdrug.com. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
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