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Preferred Name

Bromfenac

Synonyms

BROMFENAC

Bromfenac

Definitions

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities. Upon ophthalmic administration, bromfenac binds to and inhibits the activity of cyclooxygenase II (COX II), an enzyme which converts arachidonic acid to cyclic endoperoxides, precursors of prostaglandins (PG). By inhibiting PG formation, bromfenac is able to inhibit PG-induced inflammation, thereby preventing vasodilation, leukocytosis, disruption of the blood-aqueous humor barrier, an increase in vascular permeability and an increase in intraocular pressure (IOP).

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C65271

CAS_Registry

91714-94-2

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:240107

Chemical_Formula

C15H12BrNO3

code

C65271

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities. Upon ophthalmic administration, bromfenac binds to and inhibits the activity of cyclooxygenase II (COX II), an enzyme which converts arachidonic acid to cyclic endoperoxides, precursors of prostaglandins (PG). By inhibiting PG formation, bromfenac is able to inhibit PG-induced inflammation, thereby preventing vasodilation, leukocytosis, disruption of the blood-aqueous humor barrier, an increase in vascular permeability and an increase in intraocular pressure (IOP).

FDA_UNII_Code

864P0921DW

FULL_SYN

BROMFENAC

Bromfenac

Has_Salt_Form

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C65272

label

Bromfenac

Legacy Concept Name

Bromfenac

Preferred_Name

Bromfenac

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C65271

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0054094

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C257

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