Title:  Meloxicam 
CAS Registry Number:  71125-38-7 
CAS Name:  4-Hydroxy-2-methyl-N-(5-methyl-2-thiazolyl)-2H-1,2-benzothiazine-3-carboxamide 1,1-dioxide 
Trademarks:  Metacam (Boehringer, Ing.);  Mobec (Boehringer, Ing.);  Mobic (Boehringer, Ing.);  Mobicox (Boehringer, Ing.);  Movalis (Boehringer, Ing.);  Movatec (Boehringer, Ing.);  Parocin (Almirall) 
Molecular Formula:  C14H13N3O4S2 
Molecular Weight:  351.40 
Percent Composition:  C 47.85%, H 3.73%, N 11.96%, O 18.21%, S 18.25% 
Literature References:  Preferential cyclooxygenase (COX-2) inhibitor.  Prepn:  G. Trummlitz et al., DE 2756113 (1979 to Thomae); eidem, US 4233299 (1980 to Boehringer Ingelheim).  Pharmacology in horses:  P. Lees et al., Br. Vet. J. 147, 97 (1991).  Physicochemical properties:  R.-S. Tsai et al., Helv. Chim. Acta 76, 842 (1993).  Veterinary trial in dogs:  A. J. Henderson et al., Prakt. Tierarzt 75, 179 (1994).  Series of articles on pharmacology, mechanism of action and clinical efficacy:  Br. J. Rheumatol. 35, Suppl. 1, 1-77 (1996).  Clinical trials of GI tolerability in arthritis:  C. Hawkey et al., ibid. 37, 937 (1998); J. Dequeker et al., ibid. 946.  Review of clinical experience:  R. Fleischmann et al., Expert Opin. Pharmacother. 3, 1501-1512 (2002). 
Properties:  Crystals from ethylene chloride, mp 254° (dec).  pKa:  4.08 in water; 4.24 ± 0.01 in water/ethanol (1:1); 4.63 ± 0.03 in water/ethanol (1:4).  Log P (octanol/water):  3.02.  LD50 orally in mice: 470 mg/kg (Trummlitz, 1980). 
Melting point:  mp 254° (dec) 
pKa:  pKa:  4.08 in water; 4.24 ± 0.01 in water/ethanol (1:1); 4.63 ± 0.03 in water/ethanol (1:4) 
Log P:  Log P (octanol/water):  3.02 
Toxicity data:  LD50 orally in mice: 470 mg/kg (Trummlitz, 1980) 
Therap-Cat:  Anti-inflammatory. 
Therap-Cat-Vet:  Anti-inflammatory. 
Keywords:  Anti-inflammatory (Nonsteroidal); Thiazinecarboxamides.   |