Term Name: | mavacoxib |
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Synonyms: | 4-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzenesulfonamide, mavacoxib, mavacoxibum, PHA 739,521, PHA-739521 |
Definition: | A member of the class of pyrazoles that is 1H-pyrazole which is substituted at positions 1, 3 and 5 by 4-sulfamoylphenyl, trifluoromethyl and 4-fluorophenyl groups, respectively. A selective cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor, it is used in veterinary medicine to treat pain and inflammation in dogs with degenerative joint disease. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:76207] ( EBI ) |