Chemical substance record

Vedaprofen

71109-09-6C₁₉H₂₂O₂282.377 g/mol

Organic/Inorganic Small MoleculeChEBI source record

A racemate composed of equal amounts of (R)- and (S)-vedaprofen. Used for control of pain and inflammation particularly associated with chronic musculoskeletal disorders and soft tissue trauma in dogs and horses and for treatment of pain due to horse colic. — ChEBI

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Identity & molecular properties

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CAS number	71109-09-6	ChEBI ↗
Molecular formula	C₁₉H₂₂O₂	ChEBI ↗
Molar mass	282.377 g/mol	ChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass	282.16198 Da	ChEBI ↗
Formal charge	0	ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifier	CHEBI:32292	ChEBI ↗

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Source preferred name

vedaprofen

IUPAC name

rac-2-(4-cyclohexyl-1-naphthyl)propanoic acid

Names & synonyms

rac-2-(4-cyclohexyl-1-naphthyl)propanoic acidvedaprofenevedaprofenovedaprofenum

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Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

racemateChEBI parent class · 60911 ↗

Roles recorded in ChEBI

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugnon-narcotic analgesicEC 1.14.99.1 (prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase) inhibitoranti-ulcer drug

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0.00354136 mol

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Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions

C

Carbon · 19 atoms

80.82%

O

Oxygen · 2 atoms

11.33%

H

Hydrogen · 22 atoms

7.85%

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Research & patent references

Selected source associations

A pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic study with vedaprofen in an equine model of acute nonimmune inflammation. ↗Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics · 1999 Apr · PMID 10372594

Comparison of vedaprofen and meloxicam in dogs with musculoskeletal pain and inflammation. ↗The Journal of small animal practice · 2002 May · PMID 12038853

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Checked 27 Sep 2026

Identity, formula, mass, synonyms & ontologyEMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:32292

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

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