Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Naproxen

Description of the Drug

Naproxen is an NSAID used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, tendinitis, bursitis, acute gout, primary dysmenorrhea, and mild to moderate pain.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00788

Brand Name(s)

Aleve, Anaprox, Arthrosin 250, Arthrosin 250 ec, Arthrosin 500, Arthrosin 500 ec, Condrotec, Ec-naprosyn, Equiproxen, Feminax ultra, Grenoxal, Kenosyn, Laraflex, Napratec op, Naprosyn, Naprosyn 375, Naprosyn ec, Naproxen, Nycopren, Pranoxen continus, Prosaid, Rheuflex 250, Rheuflex 500, Rimoxyn, Stirlescent, Timpron, Timpron 250 ec, Timpron 500 ec, Valrox, Vimovo

Company Owner(s)

Dava Pharmaceuticals Inc, Lnk International Inc, Invagen Pharmaceuticals Inc, Hamilton Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Watson Laboratories Inc, Yichang Humanwell Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc, Purepac Pharmaceutical Co, Pld Acquisitions Llc, Amneal Pharmaceuticals Llc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Cyclooxygenase PROTEIN FAMILY INHIBITOR CHEMBL2094253

Unichem Links

Atlas naproxen
SureChEMBL SCHEMBL3046
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0001923
DrugBank DB00788
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 15172374 15172373
PubChem 156391
Mcule MCULE-2589082817 MCULE-8718466451
NMRShiftDB 20209411
LINCS LSM-5689
PDBe NPS
BindingDB 50339185
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID4040686
DrugCentral 1883
Brenda 38412 69452 7679 174908
ChemicalBook CB8422325 CB8274937
Guide to Pharmacology 5230
rxnorm VIMOVO ANAPROX NAPROXEN NAPROXEN SODIUM NAPROSYN NAPRELAN ALEVE
ChEBI 7476
ZINC ZINC000000105216