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Also known as Isopropylphenazone, Isopropylantipyrine, 4-Isopropylantipyrine, 1-Phenyl-2,3-dimethyl-4-isopropylpyrazol-5-one, 1-Phenyl-2,3-dimethyl-4-isopropyl-3-pyrazolin-5-one

thumb|Saridon (Combination drug with Propyphenazone) from Hoffmann-La Roche|Hoffman-La Roche, ca. 1950/60 Propyphenazone (known as isopropylantipyrine in Japan) is a derivative of phenazone with similar analgesic and antipyretic effects. Originally patented in 1931, propyphenazone is marketed as a combination formulation with paracetamol and caffeine for treatment of primary headache disorder.

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  • Synthesis
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thumb|Saridon (Combination drug with Propyphenazone) from Hoffmann-La Roche|Hoffman-La Roche, ca. 1950/60 Propyphenazone (known as isopropylantipyrine in Japan) is a derivative of phenazone with similar analgesic and antipyretic effects. Originally patented in 1931, propyphenazone is marketed as a combination formulation with paracetamol and caffeine for treatment of primary headache disorder.

==Serious adverse events== Case reports have described acute inferior-wall myocardial infarctions characterized by low atrial rhythms (Kounis syndrome) secondary to propyphenazone use.

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