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Table 2 Classification of NSAIDs According to Their Selectivity for COXs

From: Clinical Management of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Hypersensitivity

Selectivity

Drugs

Weak COX inhibitors

Acetaminophen, salsalate, salicylamide, sodium salicylate, choline-magnesium trisalicylate

COX-1/COX-2 inhibitors

Piroxicam, indomethacin, sulindac, tolmetin, ibuprofen, naproxen, fenoprofen, meclofenamate, mefenamic acid, diflunisal, ketoprofen, diclofenac, ketorolac, etodolac, nabumetone, oxaprozin, flurbiprofen

COX-2 preferential inhibitors

Nimesulide, meloxicam

COX-2 selective inhibitors

Celecoxib, rofecoxib, valdecoxib, parecoxib, etoricoxib, lumiracoxib