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Flurbiprofen is a member of the phenylalkanoic acid derivative family of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, usually abbreviated to NSAIDs or NAIDs, are Medications with analgesic, antipyretic and, in higher doses, with anti-inflammatory effects ....
s (NSAIDs) used to treat the inflammation and pain of arthritis
Arthritis

Arthritis is a group of conditions involving damage to the joints of the body. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in people older than fifty-five years....
. It is known by the following tradenames: Ansaid, marketed by Pfizer
Pfizer

Pfizer Incorporated is a major pharmaceutical company, ranking number one in sales in the world. The company is based in New York City, and its research headquarters is in Groton, Connecticut....
, and Froben, by Abbott
Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Laboratories is a diversified Pharmacology health care company. It has 68,000 employees and operates in 130 countries. The corporate headquarters are in Abbott Park, Illinois, located near North Chicago, Illinois....
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Flurbiprofen is a member of the phenylalkanoic acid derivative family of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, usually abbreviated to NSAIDs or NAIDs, are Medications with analgesic, antipyretic and, in higher doses, with anti-inflammatory effects ....
s (NSAIDs) used to treat the inflammation and pain of arthritis
Arthritis

Arthritis is a group of conditions involving damage to the joints of the body. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in people older than fifty-five years....
. It is known by the following tradenames: Ansaid, marketed by Pfizer
Pfizer

Pfizer Incorporated is a major pharmaceutical company, ranking number one in sales in the world. The company is based in New York City, and its research headquarters is in Groton, Connecticut....
, and Froben, by Abbott
Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Laboratories is a diversified Pharmacology health care company. It has 68,000 employees and operates in 130 countries. The corporate headquarters are in Abbott Park, Illinois, located near North Chicago, Illinois....
. Flurbiprofen is also used as an active ingredient in some kinds of throat lozenges
Throat lozenge

A throat lozenge or cough drop is a small, medicated candy intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to lubricate and soothe irritated tissues of the throat , possibly from the common cold or influenza....
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The single enantiomer
Enantiomer

In chemistry, an enantiomer is one of two stereoisomers that are Superpose complete mirror images of each other, much as one's left and right Chirality are "the same" but opposite....
 of racemate flurbiprofen, tarenflurbil (R-flurbiprofen), is currently in clinical trials for the treatment of metastatic prostate
Prostate

The prostate is a compound tubuloalveolar exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system. Females do not have a prostate gland, although females do have tiny paraurethral Skene's glands connected to the distal third of the urethra in the prevaginal space that are homologous to the prostate....
 cancer
Cancer

Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cell display uncontrolled growth , invasion , and sometimes metastasis . These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited, do not invade or metastasize....
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