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Trade names | Clotam, Clotan, Tufnil |
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Routes of administration | By mouth |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.033.862 |
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Formula | C14H12ClNO2 |
Molar mass | 261.71 g·mol−1 |
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Tolfenamic acid (Clotam, Tufnil) is a member of the anthranilic acid derivatives (or fenamate) class of NSAID drugs discovered by scientists at Medica Pharmaceutical Company in Finland. [2] Like other members of the class, it is a COX inhibitor and prevents formation of prostaglandins. [3]
It is used in the UK as a treatment for migraine. [4] It is generally not available in the US. [3] It is available in some Asian, Latin American and European countries as a generic drug for humans and for animals. [5]
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