PHENACETIN

US Previously Marketed

First marketed in 1887

Details

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula	C10H13NO2
Molecular Weight	179.2157
Optical Activity	NONE
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Charge	0

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Structure Search

SMILES

CCOC1=CC=C(NC(C)=O)C=C1

InChI

InChIKey=CPJSUEIXXCENMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI=1S/C10H13NO2/c1-3-13-10-6-4-9(5-7-10)11-8(2)12/h4-7H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,11,12)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula	C10H13NO2
Molecular Weight	179.2157
Charge	0
Count

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	NONE

Description
Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK304337
Curator's Comment: Description was created based on several sources, including https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18140117 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3552585 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12242329 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14592552

Phenacetin was used as an analgesic and fever-reducing drug in both human and veterinary medicine for many years. Since a major portion of a dose of phenacetin is rapidly metabolised to paracetamol, it seems possible that phenacetin owes some of its therapeutic activity to its main metabolite, paracetamol, whereas its most troublesome side effect (methaemoglobinaemia) is due to another metabolite, p-phenetidine. Phenacetin was shown to inhibit cyclooxygenase (COX)-3, a cyclooxygenase-1 variant while p-phenetidine potently inhibits both COX-1 and COX-2. There is sufficient evidence in humans for the carcinogenicity of analgesic mixtures containing phenacetin. Analgesic mixtures containing phenacetin cause cancer of the renal pelvis, and of the ureter. Phenacetin was withdrawn from many analgesic mixtures long before the legal ban in several countries.

CNS Activity

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Primary Target	Pharmacology	Potency
Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1 30 Target ID: Q8HZR1 Gene ID: 403544.0 Gene Symbol: PTGS1 Target Organism: Canis lupus familiaris (Dog) (Canis familiaris) Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12242329	Inhibitor 8228	102.0 µM [IC50]
Cyclooxygenase-1 125 Target ID: CHEMBL221 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14592552	Inhibitor 8228
Cyclooxygenase-2 192 Target ID: CHEMBL230 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14592552	Inhibitor 8228

Conditions

Condition	Modality	Targets	Highest Phase	Product
Pain 608 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK304337 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3552585	Primary		Withdrawn	Phenacetin Approved Use Phenacetin was used as an analgesic and fever-reducing drug in both human and veterinary medicine for many years. Launch Date -2.61930248E12

C_max

Value	Dose	Analyte	Population
6.9 μg/mL EXPERIMENT https://journals.lww.com/drug-monitoring/Abstract/1998/08000/Effect_of_Active_and_Passive_Cigarette_Smoking_on.2.aspx	900 mg single, oral dose: 900 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	ACETAMINOPHEN plasma	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED
13.5 μg/mL EXPERIMENT https://accp1.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/j.1552-4604.1974.tb02323.x	1.5 g single, oral dose: 1.5 g route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	PHENACETIN plasma	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED
1.48 μg/mL EXPERIMENT https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jscpt1970/19/4/19_4_767/_pdf	900 mg single, oral dose: 900 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	PHENACETIN plasma	Homo sapiens population: UNHEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED
1.84 μg/mL EXPERIMENT https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jscpt1970/19/4/19_4_767/_pdf	900 mg single, oral dose: 900 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	PHENACETIN plasma	Homo sapiens population: UNHEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED
2.5 μg/mL EXPERIMENT https://journals.lww.com/drug-monitoring/Abstract/1998/08000/Effect_of_Active_and_Passive_Cigarette_Smoking_on.2.aspx	900 mg single, oral dose: 900 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	PHENACETIN plasma	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED

AUC

Value	Dose	Analyte	Population
40.4 μg × h/mL EXPERIMENT https://journals.lww.com/drug-monitoring/Abstract/1998/08000/Effect_of_Active_and_Passive_Cigarette_Smoking_on.2.aspx	900 mg single, oral dose: 900 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	ACETAMINOPHEN plasma	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED
20.72 μg × h/mL EXPERIMENT https://accp1.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/j.1552-4604.1974.tb02323.x	1.5 g single, oral dose: 1.5 g route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	PHENACETIN plasma	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED
1.58 μg × h/mL EXPERIMENT https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jscpt1970/19/4/19_4_767/_pdf	900 mg single, oral dose: 900 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	PHENACETIN plasma	Homo sapiens population: UNHEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED
1.84 μg × h/mL EXPERIMENT https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jscpt1970/19/4/19_4_767/_pdf	900 mg single, oral dose: 900 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	PHENACETIN plasma	Homo sapiens population: UNHEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED
5.3 μg × h/mL EXPERIMENT https://journals.lww.com/drug-monitoring/Abstract/1998/08000/Effect_of_Active_and_Passive_Cigarette_Smoking_on.2.aspx	900 mg single, oral dose: 900 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	PHENACETIN plasma	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED

T_1/2

Value	Dose	Analyte	Population
2.6 h EXPERIMENT https://journals.lww.com/drug-monitoring/Abstract/1998/08000/Effect_of_Active_and_Passive_Cigarette_Smoking_on.2.aspx	900 mg single, oral dose: 900 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	ACETAMINOPHEN plasma	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED
0.6 h EXPERIMENT https://accp1.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/j.1552-4604.1974.tb02323.x	1.5 g single, oral dose: 1.5 g route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	PHENACETIN plasma	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED
0.98 h EXPERIMENT https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jscpt1970/19/4/19_4_767/_pdf	900 mg single, oral dose: 900 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	PHENACETIN plasma	Homo sapiens population: UNHEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED
1.1 h EXPERIMENT https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jscpt1970/19/4/19_4_767/_pdf	900 mg single, oral dose: 900 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	PHENACETIN plasma	Homo sapiens population: UNHEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED
0.9 h EXPERIMENT https://journals.lww.com/drug-monitoring/Abstract/1998/08000/Effect_of_Active_and_Passive_Cigarette_Smoking_on.2.aspx	900 mg single, oral dose: 900 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered:	PHENACETIN plasma	Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED

F_unbound

Value	Dose	Co-administered	Analyte	Population
70% EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23607050/			PHENACETIN plasma	Homo sapiens population: UNKNOWN age: UNKNOWN sex: UNKNOWN food status: UNKNOWN

Doses

Dose	Population	Adverse events
1.5 g 1 times / day multiple, oral Studied dose Dose: 1.5 g, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 1.5 g, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6025701/	unhealthy, 34 years n = 1 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: migraine Age Group: 34 years Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6025701/	Other AEs: Nephropathy... Other AEs: Nephropathy Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6025701/
250 mg multiple, oral Studied dose Dose: 250 mg Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 250 mg Co-administed with:: acetylsalicylic acid(250 mg; 40 years) codeine phosphate(10 mg; 40 years) Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5915057/	unhealthy, 54 years n = 1 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: migraine Age Group: 54 years Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5915057/	Other AEs: Nephropathy... Other AEs: Nephropathy Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5915057/
1 g 1 times / day multiple, oral Studied dose Dose: 1 g, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 1 g, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/831357/	unhealthy, 56 years n = 1 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: knee pain Age Group: 56 years Sex: M Population Size: 1 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/831357/	Other AEs: Transitional cell carcinoma... Other AEs: Transitional cell carcinoma Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/831357/
625 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (mean) Studied dose Dose: 625 mg, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 625 mg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21318943/	unhealthy, 85 years n = 1 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: migraine Age Group: 85 years Sex: M Population Size: 1 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21318943/	Other AEs: Urothelial carcinoma... Other AEs: Urothelial carcinoma Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21318943/
0.9 g 4 times / day multiple, oral Studied dose Dose: 0.9 g, 4 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 0.9 g, 4 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5327673/	healthy, age 18 to 44 years n = 10 Health Status: healthy Age Group: age 18 to 44 years Sex: M+F Population Size: 10 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5327673/	Other AEs: Nephritis NEC... Other AEs: Nephritis NEC (20%) Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5327673/

AEs

AE	Significance	Dose	Population
Nephropathy		1.5 g 1 times / day multiple, oral Studied dose Dose: 1.5 g, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 1.5 g, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6025701/	unhealthy, 34 years n = 1 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: migraine Age Group: 34 years Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6025701/
Nephropathy		250 mg multiple, oral Studied dose Dose: 250 mg Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 250 mg Co-administed with:: acetylsalicylic acid(250 mg; 40 years) codeine phosphate(10 mg; 40 years) Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5915057/	unhealthy, 54 years n = 1 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: migraine Age Group: 54 years Sex: F Population Size: 1 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5915057/
Transitional cell carcinoma		1 g 1 times / day multiple, oral Studied dose Dose: 1 g, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 1 g, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/831357/	unhealthy, 56 years n = 1 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: knee pain Age Group: 56 years Sex: M Population Size: 1 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/831357/
Urothelial carcinoma		625 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (mean) Studied dose Dose: 625 mg, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 625 mg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21318943/	unhealthy, 85 years n = 1 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: migraine Age Group: 85 years Sex: M Population Size: 1 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21318943/
Nephritis NEC	20%	0.9 g 4 times / day multiple, oral Studied dose Dose: 0.9 g, 4 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 0.9 g, 4 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5327673/	healthy, age 18 to 44 years n = 10 Health Status: healthy Age Group: age 18 to 44 years Sex: M+F Population Size: 10 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5327673/

Overview

CYP3A4	CYP2C9	CYP2D6	hERG
substrate 1709	substrate 1010	substrate 1193

OverviewOther

Other Inhibitor	Other Substrate	Other Inducer
	CYP1A2 1032 CYP2E1 648 CYP1A1 348 CYP2C19 985

Drug as victim

Target	Modality	Activity	Clinical evidence
CYP1A1 348	substrate 3326 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10421611/ Page: 1.0	inconclusive
CYP2C19 985	substrate 3326 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10421611/ Page: 1.0	inconclusive
CYP2D6 1193	substrate 3326 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10421611/ Page: 1.0	inconclusive
CYP3A4 1709	substrate 3326 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10421611/ Page: 1.0	inconclusive
CYP1A2 1032	substrate 3326 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC298137/pdf/pnas00287-0044.pdf#page=1 Page: 1.0	major	yes (co-administration study) Comment: cigarette smoking induced CYP1A2 and increased O-deethylase activity Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC298137/pdf/pnas00287-0044.pdf#page=1 Page: 1.0
CYP2C9 1010	substrate 3326 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10627170/ Page: 1.0	minor
CYP2E1 648	substrate 3326 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10421611/ Page: 1.0	minor

Sourcing

Vendor/Aggregator	ID	URL
ChEBI	CHEBI:8050	https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI:8050
ChemicalBook	CB44796969	https://www.chemicalbook.com/ChemicalProductProperty_EN_CB44796969
ChemicalBook	CB6141828	https://www.chemicalbook.com/ChemicalProductProperty_EN_CB6141828
MolPort	MolPort-000-626-710	https://www.molport.com/shop/molecule-link/MolPort-000-626-710
Selleck Chemicals	phenacetin	http://www.selleckchem.com/products/phenacetin.html
ZINC	ZINC000000000602	http://zinc15.docking.org/substances/ZINC000000000602
eMolecules	490668	https://www.emolecules.com/cgi-bin/more?vid=490668

PubMed

Title	Date	PubMed
Analgesic abuse, ureteric obstruction, and retroperitoneal fibrosis.	1975 Apr 12	1131554
Analgesic-induced renal papillary necrosis in the Gunn rat: the comparative nephrotoxicity of aspirin and phenacetin.	1976 Nov	1003266
Role of CYP1A2 in the toxicity of long-term phenacetin feeding in mice.	1999 Jul	10445756
The syrian hamster embryo (SHE) cell transformation assay: review of the methods and results.	2001	11695550
Neonatal mouse model: review of methods and results.	2001	11695548
Xpa and Xpa/p53+/- knockout mice: overview of available data.	2001	11695547
[Determination of three components in compound chlorophenamine tablet by iterative target transformation factor analysis].	2001 Apr	12947639
Oxidations of p-alkoxyacylanilides catalyzed by human cytochrome P450 1A2: structure-activity relationships and simulation of rate constants of individual steps in catalysis.	2001 Apr 10	11284709
Detailed characterization of experimentally derived human hepatic CYP1A1 activity and expression using differential inhibition of ethoxyresorufin O-deethylation by fluvoxamine.	2001 Aug	11599655
Role of cytochrome P450 isoenzymes in metabolism of O(6)-benzylguanine: implications for dacarbazine activation.	2001 Dec	11751525
Relationship between nonphenacetin-combined analgesics and nephropathy.	2001 Jun	11380843
Trends of analgesic nephropathy in two high-endemic regions with different legislation.	2001 Mar	11181803
Optimization of an exogenous metabolic activation system for FETAX. II. Preliminary evaluation.	2001 May	11360430
Retrospective analysis of drug-induced urticaria and angioedema: a survey of 2287 patients.	2001 Nov	11792017
Differential inhibition of human CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 by quinidine and quinine.	2001 Nov	11765139
[Etiopathology, risk factors, environmental influences and epidemiology of bladder cancer].	2001 Nov	11760347
Alteration of phenacetin pharmacokinetics after experimental spinal cord injury.	2002	12434508
In vivo effect of diallyl sulfide and cimetidine on phenacetin metabolism and bioavailability in rat.	2002	12136947
The onset of action and the analgesic efficacy of Saridon (a propyphenazone/paracetamol/ caffeine combination) in comparison with paracetamol, ibuprofen, aspirin and placebo (pooled statistical analysis).	2002	11999141
[Simultaneous determination of four components in the compound child phenobarbital tablet using ultraviolet spectrophotometry].	2002 Feb 28	12575249
Substrate specificity for rat cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoforms: screening with cDNA-expressed systems of the rat.	2002 Mar 1	11911841
Monolithic silica rod liquid chromatography with ultraviolet or fluorescence detection for metabolite analysis of cytochrome P450 marker reactions.	2002 Nov 25	12401345
Polymer particle erosion controlling drug release. II. Swelling investigations to clarify the release mechanism.	2002 Oct 24	12429482
Correlation between induction of DNA fragmentation in urinary bladder cells from rats and humans and tissue-specific carcinogenic activity.	2002 Sep 30	12204548
Epidemiology of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and cancer.	2003	12795046
Broad substrate specificity of human cytochrome P450 46A1 which initiates cholesterol degradation in the brain.	2003 Dec 9	14640697
Effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on cancer sites other than the colon and rectum: a meta-analysis.	2003 Oct 31	14588079
HPLC analyses and pharmacokinetic studies of baicalin and oxymatrine in rabbits.	2003 Sep	14531454
Induction of diphenytriazol on cytochrome CYP1A.	2004 Apr	15066225
Phenacetin and cocaine in a body packer.	2004 Apr 20	15066715
Validated assays for human cytochrome P450 activities.	2004 Jun	15155557
Evaluation of the Xpa-deficient transgenic mouse model for short-term carcinogenicity testing: 9-month studies with haloperidol, reserpine, phenacetin, and D-mannitol.	2004 Mar-Apr	15200157
[Prevention of bladder cancer].	2004 May	15150694

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In Vivo Use Guide

Analgesic mixtures containing phenacetin were previously marketed as tablets or capsules containing between 150 and 300 mg phenacetin. Common combinations were: 150 mg phenacetin, 230 mg aspirin, and 15 or 30 mg caffeine; or 150 mg phenacetin, 230 mg aspirin, 30 mg caffeine, and 8, 15, 30, or 60 mg codeine phosphate. Phenacetin alone was also available in 250 and 300 mg doses as tablets, and up to 500 mg doses as powder. The usual dose was 300 mg 4–6 times per day, and the daily dose was not to exceed 2 g

Route of Administration: Oral

In Vitro Use Guide

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Type

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PHENACETIN

Official Name

English

PHENACETIN [VANDF]

Common Name

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4-ETHOXY-1-ACETYLAMINOBENZENE

Systematic Name

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FENIDINA

Common Name

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NSC-7651

Code

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PHENACETIN [MART.]

Common Name

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ACETAMIDE, N-(4-ETHOXYPHENOL)-

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PHENACETIN [JAN]

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ACETPHENETIDIN

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KALMIN

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PHENACETIN [INCI]

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PHENACETIN MELTING POINT STANDARD

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PHENACETIN [MI]

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PHENACETINUM

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PHENACETINUM [HPUS]

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PHENACETIN [USP-RS]

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PHENACETIN [IARC]

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PHENAZETIN

Common Name

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phenacetin [INN]

Common Name

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P-ACETOPHENETIDIDE

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Phenacetin [WHO-DD]

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PHENACETIN [HSDB]

Common Name

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ACETOPHENETIDIN

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Classification Tree Code System Code

WHO-ATC

N02BE53