Japrolox Tablets: JAPROLOX TABLETS occur as very pale pink plain tablets grooved on one side, are odorless and taste slightly, but distinctly.
Each tablet contains 68.1 mg of loxoprofen sodium (60 mg as anhydrous).
Sodium loxoprofen, synthesized and developed by Sankyo company, Limited, is a new non-steroidal analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug in the phenylpropionic acid group. This drug is rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and shows excellent analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, while this drug is characterized by its relatively lower toxicity to the gastrointestinal tract than other non-steroidal analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs because it is a prodrug showing effects after conversion to active compounds in the body.
Discrimination Code: SANKYO 157.
Generic name: Loxoprofen sodium.
Chemical name: Sodium 2-[P-(2-oxocyclopentylmathyl)phenyl]propionate dehydrate.
Molecular formula: C15H17NaO3·2H2O.
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