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phenylbutazone (Butazolidin)

Tradename: Butazolidin. Pharmacokinetics: 1) metabolized to pharmacologically active metabolites a) oxyphenbutazone (t1/2 of 72 hours) b) 2-hydroxyphenbutasone (uricosuric) 2) after a single dose, glucuronidation is dominant reaction 3) passive reabsorption in distal renal tubule Adverse effects: 1) peptic ulcer 2) hypersensitivity reactions 3) ulcerative stomatitis 4) hepatitis 5) nephritis 6) aplastic anemia 7) agranulocytosis 8) leukopenia 9) thrombocytopenia Drug interactions: 1) enhances anticoagulant effect of warfarin 2) may enhance hypoglycemic effect of sulfonylureas 3) may decrease concentrations of digoxin, digitoxin Laboratory: 1) specimen: serum, plasma (EDTA); unstable in solution 2) methods: color, GLC, HPLC 3) spectophotomery measures drug & metabolite 4) GLC measures drug only 5) HPLC measures drug, but has poor response to metabolite 6) labs with Loincs - phenylbutazone in specimen - phenylbutazone in gastric fluid - phenylbutazone in serum/plasma - phenylbutazone in urine

Interactions

drug interactions drug adverse effects of NSAIDs monitor with non steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSIADs)

General

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID)

Properties

INHIBITS: cyclooxygenase MISC-INFO: elimination route LIVER 1/2life 50-72 HOURS therapeutic-range 50-100 UG/ML toxic-range >100 UG/ML protein-binding 92-99%

Database Correlations

PUBCHEM correlations

References

  1. Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 3rd edition, NW Tietz ed, WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1995
  2. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed. Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 1906
  3. Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. Teitz ed., W.B. Saunders, 1995