Phenacetin

Fenacetin

Svensk definition

En icke-prostaglandinsyntashämmare. Ämnet har använts i ett stort antal smärtstillande preparat, men pga njurskador i samband med missbruk av medlet har det dragits in.

Engelsk definition

A phenylacetamide that was formerly used in ANALGESICS but nephropathy and METHEMOGLOBINEMIA led to its withdrawal from the market. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology,1991, p431)

Svenska synonymer

Inga svenska synonymer finns.

Engelska synonymer

Acetophenetidin