Proglumetacin

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Proglumetacin (usually as the maleate salt, trade names Afloxan, Protaxon and Proxil) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. It is metabolized in the body to indometacin and proglumide,^[1] a drug with antisecretory effects that helps prevent injury to the stomach lining.