Dexpemedolac is long-acting non-narcotic analgesic. Dexpemedolac exhibited potent analgesic effects against chemically induced pain in rats and mice and against inflammatory pain in rats. Dexpemedolac differed from standard nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in that the doses, which produced analgesia were much lower than those required for either anti-inflammatory or gastric irritant effects. The common to the NCAIDs class actions are antipyresis and inhibitory effects on platelet aggregation. In yeast-induced hyperthermic rats, dexpemedolac exhibited antipyretic actions, whereas the drug did not affect body temperature in normothermic animals. Aggregation of human platelets was inhibited by high concentrations of dexpemedolac.