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Feprazone

A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the pyrazolidinedione family, an analogue of phenylbutazone that works by inhibiting the cyclooxygenase enzymes; it is used to relieve joint and muscle pain. This family brings together the active ingredient.

Did you know?It differs from phenylbutazone in a single detail: instead of the butyl chain it carries a prenyl group, the five-carbon building block of terpenes; it is also known as prenazone.