Mavacoxib

Mavacoxib
Clinical data
Trade namesTrocoxil
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
ATCvet code
Legal status
Legal status
  • EU: Rx-only
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEBI
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.248.948
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H11F4N3O2S
Molar mass385.34 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=NN2C3=CC=C(C=C3)S(=O)(=O)N)C(F)(F)F)F
  • InChI=1S/C16H11F4N3O2S/c17-11-3-1-10(2-4-11)14-9-15(16(18,19)20)22-23(14)12-5-7-13(8-6-12)26(21,24)25/h1-9H,(H2,21,24,25)
  • Key:TTZNQDOUNXBMJV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Mavacoxib (trade name Trocoxil) is a veterinary drug used to treat pain and inflammation in dogs with degenerative joint disease. It acts as a COX-2 inhibitor.

Mavacoxib, along with several other COX-2 selective inhibitors, including celecoxib, valdecoxib, and parecoxib, were discovered by a team at the Searle division of Monsanto led by John Talley.