Synonyms: Tolmetin sodium salt dihydrate; 1-Methyl-5-(4-methylbenzoyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-acetic acid sodium salt dihydrate; Sodium 2-(1-methyl-5-(4-methylbenzoyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)acetate dihydrate; 1-Methyl-5-(p-toluoyl)pyrrole-2-acetic acid sodium salt dihydrate
Molecular Formula: C15H14NNaO3 · 2H2O
Molecular Weight: 315.3
Linear Structural Formula: C15H14NO3Na · 2H2O
MDL Number: MFCD00150761
Purity: >=98% (HPLC)
Storage: room temp
Biochem Physiol Actions: Tolmetin sodium is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that inhibits prostaglandin synthetase in vitro and reduces plasma levels of prostaglandin E. Tolmetin sodium exhibits anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activity Its precise mechanism of is unknown. Tolmetin is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthrosis, pain, and ankylosing spondylitis.