Drugs / Etoricoxib
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Etoricoxib

Small molecule targets PTGS2 via inhibition

Developed for
osteoarthritis · rheumatoid arthritis · ankylosing spondylitis · neuropathy, painful · osteoarthritis, hip · primary dysmenorrhea · acute female pelvic peritonitis · arthritic joint disease
+31 more · asthma · bone neoplasm · cholecystitis · chronic pain syndrome · chronic periodontitis · congenital temporomandibular joint ankylosis · disease of the tendon · fibromyalgia · gout · headache disorder · melanoma · myositis ossificans · neurological pain disorder · osteoarthritis, knee · ovarian cyst · postherpetic neuralgia · primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy · tuberculosis · bursitis · complex regional pain syndrome type 2 · HIV infectious disease · Parkinson disease · peripheral nerve lesion · polyneuropathy · proliferative diabetic retinopathy · radiculopathy · spondyloarthropathy · spondylosis, cervical · synovitis · tendinitis · tenosynovitis
Investigated by
Organon and Co · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · Karolinska Institutet · University of Regensburg · Laboratorios Liomont · Laboratorios Silanes S.A. de C.V.
+37 more · University of Oslo · Analgesic Solutions · Anne Margarita Dyrhol Riise · Argentine Tennis Association · Barbro Dahlen · C4Pain · Chung Shan Medical University · Claudia Spies · ClinAssess · Curtin University · Dow University of Health Sciences · EPIC Research CRO · Eurofarma Laboratorios S.A. · Foisor Orthopedics Clinical Hospital · Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital · HELIOS Kliniken GmbH · Hartford Hospital · Haukeland University Hospital · Hospital Vozandez · Infinite Clinical Research, S.A. de C.V. · Khon Kaen University · Kuopio University Hospital · Meir Medical Center · Muhammad Ilyas · Peking Union Medical College Hospital · Prince of Songkla University · Radboud University Medical Center · Rush University Medical Center · Shaare Zedek Medical Center · Spanish Foundation of Rheumatology · Statens Serum Institut · Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College · Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center · Ullevaal University Hospital · University of Cape Town · University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School · University of Verona

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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 01 trial
Phase 0 NCT05142098 Jan → Jul 2022 Dow University of Health Sciences Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 12 trials
Phase 1 NCT07454369 Oct → Nov 2022 Laboratorios Silanes S.A. de C.V. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02503839 Nov 2015 → Sep 2019 tuberculosis Anne Margarita Dyrhol Riise Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/22 trials
Phase 1/2 NCT01980940 Dec 2013 → Nov 2014 osteoarthritis Organon and Co Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT01614301 May 2012 → May 2014 melanoma University of Regensburg Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 27 trials
Phase 2 NCT05995912 Sep 2021 → Aug 2022 Laboratorios Liomont Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04565600 Mar 2020 → Apr 2021 neurological pain disorder Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01619150 Jul 2012 → Jul 2013 osteoarthritis C4Pain Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00746720 May 2006 → Jul 2009 osteoarthritis, hip University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00264147 Jan 2006 → Mar 2008 rheumatoid arthritis Organon and Co Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00095017 Nov 2004 → ? bone neoplasm Organon and Co Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00242489 Jun 1998 → Feb 1999 osteoarthritis Organon and Co Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 329 trials
Phase 3 NCT05683574 May 2026 → Oct 2027 Eurofarma Laboratorios S.A. Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT07549386 May 2024 → Mar 2025 osteoarthritis Laboratorios Liomont Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04968158 Nov 2021 → Mar 2022 Laboratorios Silanes S.A. de C.V. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01979510 Nov 2013 → May 2014 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02438709 Dec 2012 → Jul 2015 primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy Peking Union Medical College Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01554163 Mar 2012 → Mar 2013 osteoarthritis, knee Organon and Co Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01462370 Nov 2011 → Jun 2012 primary dysmenorrhea Organon and Co Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01229774 Feb 2011 → Aug 2014 osteoarthritis, hip University of Regensburg Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01208181 Sep 2010 → Jun 2014 rheumatoid arthritis Organon and Co Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01208207 Sep 2010 → Nov 2014 ankylosing spondylitis Organon and Co Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 423 trials
Phase 4 NCT06401499 Jun → Oct 2024 Muhammad Ilyas Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02149758 Jan → Jun 2013 chronic periodontitis Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02568735 Jan 2013 → Dec 2014 neuropathy, painful Kuopio University Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01429168 Oct 2011 → Aug 2012 osteoarthritis Organon and Co Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01259830 Mar 2011 → Apr 2014 Claudia Spies Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01264237 Mar → Aug 2011 postherpetic neuralgia Analgesic Solutions Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01190722 Nov → Dec 2010 toe, misshapen Karolinska Institutet Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00927004 Aug 2010 → Nov 2011 osteoarthritis Curtin University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01148303 Jul → Aug 2010 headache disorder Hartford Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01022190 Dec 2009 → Oct 2011 myositis ossificans Radboud University Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable3 trials
NCT02534610 Jan → Aug 2014 Foisor Orthopedics Clinical Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
NCT01002690 Oct 2009 → Apr 2012 asthma Barbro Dahlen Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00793052 Nov 2008 → Dec 2009 congenital temporomandibular joint ankylosis Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Unknown No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 43 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 14 trials
Phase 1 NCT07559682 Comparator May → Aug 2025 overdue Sharif Medical Research Center Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05533073 Comparator Aug → Sep 2020 Laboratorios Silanes S.A. de C.V. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01304069 Comparator Jan → Jul 2011 Turku University Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01271348 Comparator Jan → Oct 2011 X-pert Med GmbH Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 27 trials
Phase 2 NCT07370532 Comparator Jan 2026 → Nov 2027 expected Parkinson disease Ihab Elsayed Hassan Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04462666 Comparator Jul 2020 → Jul 2023 gout Shanghai Yueyang Integrated Medicine Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01246362 Comparator Jul 2011 → Jan 2014 osteoarthritis, knee Singapore General Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01088256 Comparator Feb 2011 → Aug 2012 complex regional pain syndrome type 2, peripheral nerve lesion, polyneuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia +1 Ruhr University of Bochum Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01269515 Comparator Oct 2010 → Nov 2014 HIV infectious disease Dag Kvale Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 39 trials
Phase 3 NCT07328022 Comparator May → Aug 2025 bursitis, synovitis, tendinitis Laboratorios Silanes S.A. de C.V. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06863701 Comparator Jan 2025 → Dec 2026 expected gout Laboratorios Silanes S.A. de C.V. Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06863662 Comparator Sep 2024 → Sep 2025 Laboratorios Silanes S.A. de C.V. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06517823 Comparator Apr → Oct 2024 Laboratorios Silanes S.A. de C.V. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03011905 Background Jan 2017 → Apr 2019 neuropathy, painful Oslo University Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 414 trials
Phase 4 NCT07661030 Background Jul 2026 → Jul 2027 expected gout First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06791434 Background Aug 2024 → Aug 2025 Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05791721 Comparator Oct 2021 → Dec 2022 University of Belgrade Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03582332 Comparator Jan → Jun 2016 spondyloarthropathy Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01344720 Comparator May 2011 Azienda Sanitaria Locale 4, Teramo Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable9 trials
NCT06001112 Comparator Sep → Dec 2023 gout Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
NCT05256342 Comparator Dec 2021 → Apr 2024 osteoarthritis, knee Rambam Health Care Campus Completed No outcome recorded
NCT04883034 Comparator Jun 2020 → Jun 2021 Gadjah Mada University Unknown No outcome recorded
NCT03542955 Comparator May 2018 → Jul 2019 spondylosis, cervical BioElectronics Corporation Completed No outcome recorded
NCT03117894 Comparator May 2017 → Oct 2020 breast cancer Umeå University Completed No outcome recorded

Evidence & citations 15 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 112 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Etoricoxib “Composition per tablet: Etoricoxib 60 mg + Thiocolchicoside 4 mg” NCT06791434
105

“MK-0663B (etoricoxib 90 mg immediate release” NCT01979510

EtoricoxibNCT01638962

EtoriCoxibNCT02438709

NCT07454369

NCT01246362

NCT01462370

NCT00090181

NCT03011905

NCT00092703

NCT01229774

NCT00380523

NCT01002690

NCT06517823

NCT01619150

NCT00092742

NCT00793052

NCT00935116

NCT00092768

NCT06863701

NCT01190722

NCT00264147

NCT05791721

NCT00092781

NCT00792376

NCT00565682

NCT00427999

NCT00380627

NCT00733421

NCT00529594

NCT01304069

NCT07328022

NCT00788710

NCT03582332

NCT00373464

NCT00755521

NCT01148303

NCT04462666

NCT00250445

NCT06001112

NCT00820027

NCT00927004

NCT01980940

NCT01208181

NCT01271348

NCT00525993

NCT01088256

NCT00756873

NCT02534610

NCT02503839

NCT02149758

NCT01344720

NCT01361789

NCT00763685

NCT00757627

NCT04565600

NCT00393354

NCT00242489

NCT00876317

NCT05533073

NCT01091675

NCT00440739

NCT00542087

NCT00954785

NCT01269515

NCT00142558

NCT00092755

NCT02568735

NCT00393211

NCT01429168

NCT00716833

NCT01022190

NCT02884986

NCT00095017

NCT00092729

NCT01208207

NCT03542955

NCT07559682

NCT00269191

NCT00752921

NCT00799149

NCT05995912

NCT01300780

NCT01614301

NCT06401499

NCT00694369

NCT07370532

NCT07661030

NCT07549386

NCT00746720

NCT04968158

NCT00140972

NCT05256342

NCT04144101

NCT01017380

NCT05142098

NCT01067430

NCT06863662

NCT05683574

NCT00149253

NCT00554346

NCT01264237

NCT01554163

NCT02750917

NCT02954484

NCT00855777

Known as Algix “Etoricoxib (brand name Arcoxia worldwide; also Algix and Tauxib in Italy) is a new COX-2 selective inhibitor” NCT00716833
Known as Arcoxia “The purpose of the study is evaluate the analgesic efficacy and safety profile of the Cox-2 specific analgesic Etoricoxib (arcoxia®) when administrated pre and postoperatively...” NCT00935116
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“We therefore propose to conduct a second study using etoricoxib (Arcoxia) - a Cox 2 specific antiinflammatory medication with a longer half life than rofecoxib.” NCT00752921

“participants from the etoricoxib group received a dose of a selective COX- 2 inhibitor etoricoxib 60 mg (Arcoxia, MSD, Campinas, SP, Brazil).” NCT01300780

“Etoricoxib (Arcoxia®) is a NSAID with anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties mainly achieved via selective peripheral COX-2 inhibition.” NCT02884986

“This possible reduction of blood loss during pain management with Etoricoxib (Arcoxia) will be investigated the described clinical trial.” NCT01229774

“Etoricoxib (brand name Arcoxia worldwide; also Algix and Tauxib in Italy) is a new COX-2 selective inhibitor” NCT00716833

“A2: Etoricoxib (Arcoxia®, Laboratorios Schering-Plough, S.A. de C.V.)” NCT07454369

“Etoricoxib (Arcoxia, MSD) 120 mg given one hour before surgery” NCT01361789

“MK0663, Arcoxia, etoricoxib / Duration of Treatment: 3 Days” NCT00380627

“MK0663, Arcoxia, etoricoxib / Duration of Treatment: 3 Days” NCT00380523

“Etoricoxib (Arcoxia) 60 mg p.o. daily, day 1+” NCT01614301

“Etoricoxib 120mg is Arcoxia 120mg” NCT00529594

Arcoxia(etoricoxib 90 mg/tablet)” NCT00554346

“etoricoxib 90 mg (Arcoxia®)” NCT05683574

“Drug: ArcoxiaNCT02456363

NCT01259830

NCT03117894

Known as Drug: Arcoxia Drug: ArcoxiaNCT02456363
Known as ETOR etoricoxib (ETOR) 4% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and propylene glycol (PG) formulations” NCT01980940
Known as Etoricoxib, Arcoxia Etoricoxib, ArcoxiaNCT01022190
Known as etoricoxibe ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT04883034
Known as ETOX “Analgesic efficacy of etoricoxib (ETOX), a high selective COX-2 inhibitor has been shown as superior compared to placebo and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in third...” NCT05791721
Known as L-791456 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL416146
Known as MK0663 “A Phase III Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo- and Active-Comparator-Controlled Multiple-Dose Clinical Trial to Study the Efficacy and Safety of MK0663/Etoricoxib 90 and 120...” NCT00694369
18

MK0663, etoricoxib / Duration of Treatment: Part I (6 weeks), Part II (8 weeks)” NCT00242489

MK0663, Arcoxia, etoricoxib / Duration of Treatment: 3 Days” NCT00380523

MK0663, Arcoxia, etoricoxib / Duration of Treatment: 3 Days” NCT00380627

MK0663, Etoricoxib / Duration of Treatment : 12 Weeks” NCT00393354

MK0663, Etoricoxib / Duration of Treatment : 12 Weeks” NCT00393211

MK0663, etoricoxib / Duration of Treatment: 6 Weeks” NCT00542087

“120 mg of etoricoxib (MK0663) for a total of 5 days” NCT00788710

MK0663, etoricoxib / Duration of Treatment: 4 weeks” NCT00095017

MK0663, etoricoxib / Duration of Treatment: 4 weeks” NCT00090181

MK0663, etoricoxib / Duration of Treatment 12 Weeks” NCT00269191

MK0663; etoricoxib / Duration of Treatment: 5 Days” NCT00142558

MK0663; etoricoxib / Duration of Treatment:4 Weeks” NCT00140972

MK0663, etoricoxib” NCT00092768

MK0663, etoricoxib” NCT00092742

MK0663, etoricoxib” NCT00092755

MK0663, etoricoxib” NCT00250445

MK0663, etoricoxib” NCT00092781

MK0663, etoricoxib” NCT00092703

Known as Tauxib “Etoricoxib (brand name Arcoxia worldwide; also Algix and Tauxib in Italy) is a new COX-2 selective inhibitor” NCT00716833
Action Inhibit “etoricoxib, a COX-2 selective inhibitor” PMID 16321158 Dec 2005
Modality Small molecule “It is a potent, oral coxib; thus cheaper and more simple than IV NSAIDs.” NCT00373464
Route Oral “single dose (orally) of etoricoxib 120 mg” NCT00149253
Target PTGS2 “Analgesic efficacy of etoricoxib (ETOX), a high selective COX-2 inhibitor has been shown as superior compared to placebo and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in third...” NCT05791721