Drug Summary

  Drug name:  naproxen
  Chemical name:  Naproxen
  Formula:  C₁₄H₁₄O₃
  Weight:   230.2592
  CAS no:  22204-53-1
  DrugBank link:  DB00788
  Description:  An anti-inflammatory agent with analgesic and antipyretic properties. Both the acid and its sodium salt are used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic or musculoskeletal disorders, dysmenorrhea, and acute gout. [PubChem]
  Indication:  For the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, tendinitis, bursitis, and acute gout. Also for the relief of mild to moderate pain and the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea.