Drug Summary

  Drug name:  suprofen
  Chemical name:  Suprofen
  Formula:  C₁₄H₁₂O₃S
  Weight:   260.308
  CAS no:  40828-46-4
  DrugBank link:  DB00870
  Description:  An ibuprofen-type anti-inflammatory analgesic and antipyretic. It inhibits prostaglandin synthesis and has been proposed as an anti-arthritic. It is no longer approved for use in the United States.
  Indication:  Used as eye drops to inhibit the miosis (pupil constriction) that may occur during ocular surgery.