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antipyrine

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Also known as Analgesine, 2,3-Dimethyl-1-phenyl-5-pyrazolone, Phenazon, 1,2-Dihydro-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-3H-pyrazol-3-one, Phenazone, Fenazon, Fenazona

Phenazone (INN and BAN; also known as phenazon, antipyrine (USAN), antipyrin, or analgesine) is an analgesic (pain reducing), antipyretic (fever reducing) and anti-inflammatory drug. While it predates the term, it is often classified as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Phenazone was one of the earliest synthetic medications — when it was patented in 1883, the only synthetic medical chemicals on the market were chloral hydrate, a sedative (as well as at least one derivative of that chemical), trimethylamine, and iodol (tetraiodopyrrol), an early antiseptic. One of the earliest wid

Chemical data

Formula
C11H12N2O
Molecular weight
188.23 g/mol
IUPAC name
1,5-dimethyl-2-phenylpyrazol-3-one
SMILES
CC1=CC(=O)N(N1C)C2=CC=CC=C2
InChIKey
VEQOALNAAJBPNY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
0.4
Polar surface area
23.6 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Phenazone (INN and BAN; also known as phenazon, antipyrine (USAN), antipyrin, or analgesine) is an analgesic (pain reducing), antipyretic (fever reducing) and anti-inflammatory drug. While it predates the term, it is often classified as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Phenazone was one of the earliest synthetic medications — when it was patented in 1883, the only synthetic medical chemicals on the market were chloral hydrate, a sedative (as well as at least one derivative of that chemical), trimethylamine, and iodol (tetraiodopyrrol), an early antiseptic. One of the earliest widely used analgesics and antipyretics, phenazone was gradually replaced in common use by other medications including phenacetin (itself later withdrawn because of safety concerns), aspirin, paracetamol and modern NSAIDs such as ibuprofen. However, it is still available in several countries either as an over-the-counter or prescribed drug.

==History==

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