Befol may refer to:
- Befol, a brand name pharmaceutical product containing diclofenac and pridinol [1]
- Befol, a synonym for the antidepressant eprobemide
Diclofenac, sold under the trade names Voltaren among others, is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat pain and inflammatory diseases such as gout. It is taken by mouth or applied to the skin. Improvements in pain typically occur within half an hour and last for as much as eight hours. It is also available in combination with misoprostol in an effort to decrease stomach problems.
Pridinol is a muscle relaxant that is used as an antiparkinsonian and anticholinergic drug.
Eprobemide (INN) is a pharmaceutical drug that was used as an antidepressant in Russia. It is a non-competitive reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A that exhibits selective action on serotonin deamination. Eprobemide differs from moclobemide only in linker that connects morpholine fragment with chlorobenzamide—moclobemide has two carbon atoms while eprobemide has three. Its registration was cancelled on December 30, 2003.
