Phenazone

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Phenazone
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Other namesanalgesine, antipyrine
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Elimination half-life 12 hours
Identifiers
  • 1,2-Dihydro-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-3H-pyrazol-3-one
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C11H12N2O
Molar mass 188.230 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C1C=C(C)N(C)N1c2ccccc2
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Phenazone (INN and BAN; also known as phenazon, antipyrine (USAN), antipyrin, [1] 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. [2] 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antipyretics, phenazone was gradually replaced in common use by other medications including phenacetin (itself later withdrawn because of safety concerns), aspirin, paracetamol and modern NSAIDs such as ibuprofen.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.

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History

Ludwig Knorr was the first to synthesize phenazone, then called antipyrine, in the early 1880s. Sources disagree on the exact year of discovery, but Knorr patented the chemical in 1883. [3] [4] [5] : 26–27  Phenazone has an elimination half life of about 12 hours. [6]

Preparation

Phenazone is synthesized [7] by condensation of phenylhydrazine and ethyl acetoacetate under basic conditions and methylation of the resulting intermediate compound 1-phenyl-3-methylpyrazolone [8] with dimethyl sulfate or methyl iodide. It crystallizes in needles which melt at 156 °C (313 °F). Potassium permanganate oxidizes it to pyridazine tetracarboxylic acid.

Adverse effects

Possible adverse effects include:[ citation needed ]

Research

Phenazone is often used in testing the effects of other drugs or diseases on drug-metabolizing enzymes in the liver. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Jennings, Oscar (11 Jan 1890). "Antipyrin and the Prevailing Epidemic". The Lancet. 135 (3463): 105–106. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(02)13571-9.
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  6. ↑ "Phenazone Concise Prescribing Info" . MIMS.
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  8. ↑ "5-Methyl-2-phenyl-1,2-dihydro-3H-pyrazol-3-one". Chemspider. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
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