Aminopyrine

Aminopyrine Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.

Aminopyrine is a pyrazolone with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties that carries a risk of agranulocytosis. In biomedical applications, radiolabelled (13C-labeled) aminophenazone has been used in breath tests to measure the cytochrome P-450 metabolic activity in liver function tests.

Aminopyrine exhibits analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties.

Trade Name Aminopyrine
Generic Aminophenazone
Aminophenazone Other Names (Dimethylamino)phenazone, 4-Dimethylaminoantipyrine, 4-Dimethylaminophenazone, Aminofenazona, Aminofenazone, Aminophenazon, Aminophenazone, Aminophenazonum, Aminopyrine, Dimethylaminoantipyrine, Dimethylaminoazophene, Dimethylaminophenazon, Dimethylaminophenazone, Dimethylaminophenyldimethylpyrazolone, Dipyrine
Type
Formula C13H17N3O
Weight Average: 231.2936
Monoisotopic: 231.137162181
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Last Updated: September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am
Aminopyrine
Aminopyrine

Uses

Aminopyrine is an analgesic drug used to treat acute migraine attacks in combination with ergotamine and caffeine.

Formerly widely used as an antipyretic and analgesic in rheumatism, neuritis, and common colds. Currently used to measure total body water.

Aminopyrine is also used to associated treatment for these conditions: Acute Migraine

How Aminopyrine works

Aminopyrine is metabolized very slowly by normal newborn babies. In older infants, a higher amount of exhaled 13-CO2 is observed.

Toxicity

Can cause life-threatening agranulocytosis.

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