CLASSIFICATION BASED ON THE CHEMICAL STRUCTURE
Salicylates
- Salicylic acid
- Salsalate (in vivo it is hydrolyzed releasing 2 molecules of salicylic acid)
- Soduim salicylate
- Sodium thiosalicylate
- Choline salicylate
- Acetylsalicylic acid
- Diflunisal
Anthranilic acid derivatives
- Mefenamic acid
- Flufenamic acid
- Tolfenamic acid
- Meclofenamic acid
- Niflumic acid
- Flunixin
- Clonixin
- Etofenamate
- Arachidonic acid
Arylacetic acid derivatives
Indol-acetic derivatives
Indomethacin derivatives
- Sulindac sulfoxide (lacks COX1 and COX2 inhibitory activity)
- Sulidac sulfide (Nonselective COX1 and COX2 inhibitor)
- Sulindac sulfone or exisulind (Lacks COX1 and COX2 inhibitory activity)