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Ketoprofen

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Ketoprofen
Ketoprofen
Salts
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Sodium Ketoprofen
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Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
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Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
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Physical properties
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254.28 g/mol [1]
Melting point94 °C [1]
Solubility2.13e-02 g/L [1]
3.1 [1]
Structural Identifiers
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C16H14O3 [1]
2-(3-benzoylphenyl)propanoic acid [1]
CC(C1=CC(=CC=C1)C(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2)C(=O)O [1]
InChI=1S/C16H14O3/c1-11(16(18)19)13-8-5-9-14(10-13)15(17)12-6-3-2-4-7-12/h2-11H,1H3,(H,18,19) [1]
InChIKeyDKYWVDODHFEZIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]

Ketoprofen (also known as Ketoprofen, 22071-15-4, 2-(3-Benzoylphenyl)propanoic acid, 2-(3-Benzoylphenyl)propionic acid, Orudis, Oruvail, Capisten, Actron, Alrheumat or Ketoprofene) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug substance of the carboxylic acid class.

Chemistry

Salts []

Ketoprofen is typically found in the form of its sodium salt.

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Ketoprofen is a racemic mixture of the .

(R)-KetoprofenGenerated by the Chemistry Development Kit (http://github.com/cdk)
Stereoisomer enumberation with rdkit

Pharmacology

In the () ketoprofen acts In the () ketoprofen acts

Metabolism

Subjective effects []

Pilz / Ketoprofen []
Routes:
  • Oral (50mg)
0xea / Ketoprofen []
Routes:
  • Oral
Notes:
  • no notable effect

See also []

  • Substituted carboxylic acids
  • Anodyne

    • External links []

    References []

    1. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 3825, Ketoprofen. Accessed April 2, 2026. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3825

    2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Ketoprofen. UNII: 90Y4QC304K. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed April 2, 2026. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/90Y4QC304K