Dipyrine

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

Dipyrine 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.

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

Trade Name Dipyrine
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
Groups Approved, Withdrawn
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Last Updated: September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am
Dipyrine
Dipyrine

Uses

Dipyrine 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.

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

How Dipyrine works

Dipyrine 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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