KROK 1 2016 – Question 188 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient with arthritis has been prescribed an anti-inflammatory selective COX-2 inhibitor. Select this drug among those given below:
- A. Phenylbutazone (Butadion)
- B. Dimethylsulfoxide (Dimexid)
- C. Indometacin
- D. Metamizole (Analgin)
- E. Celecoxib
Hint
Sort the listed drugs by which cyclooxygenase isoforms they inhibit and decide which one spares the constitutive form that protects the stomach and platelets.
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