Chemistry:Fenclofenac

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Short description: Withdrawn NSAID drug used in rheumatism
Fenclofenac
Fenclofenac.svg
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
[2-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)phenyl]acetic acid
Identifiers
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Properties
C14H10Cl2O3
Molar mass 297.1 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Fenclofenac is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) previously used in rheumatism. It has mild immunosuppressive effects[1] and may displace thyroid hormone from its binding protein.[2][3] It can also cause lichen planus.[4]

Due to its side effects it was withdrawn from the UK and US in the 1980s.

References

  1. "The effect of fenclofenac on the regeneration of lymphocytes in rats following total body irradiation". Int. J. Immunopharmacol. 15 (8): 865–9. November 1993. doi:10.1016/0192-0561(93)90003-h. PMID 7902830. 
  2. "Fenclofenac and thyroid function tests". Br Med J 281 (6255): 1642. December 1980. doi:10.1136/bmj.281.6255.1642. PMID 7448557. 
  3. "Prospective study of effect of fenclofenac on thyroid function tests". Br Med J 281 (6245): 911–2. October 1980. doi:10.1136/bmj.281.6245.911. PMID 7427506. 
  4. "Oral mucosal lichenoid eruption due to fenclofenac". J Oral Med 39 (1): 39–40. 1984. PMID 6232357.