Description
Phenylbutazoneisanon-steroidalanti-inflammatorydrug(NSAID)thatinhibitsCOX-1andCOX-2activity;itisnolongerusedinhumans,butwaspreviouslyusedtotreatinflammatorydiseasessuchasarthritisandgout.Phenylbutazoneexhibitsanti-inflammatory,analgesic,antipyretic,andantioxidativeactivities.Invivo,phenylbutazonedecreasesedema;inseparatecellularmodels,itinhibitsactivityofmyeloperoxidase.