Clofezone

{{Short description|Chemical compound}}

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| imageL = Clofexamide_skeletal.svg

| image_classL = skin-invert-image

| altL = Structure of clofexamide

| imageR = Phenylbutazone.svg

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| altR = Structure of phenylbutazone

| captionLR = Structures of clofexamide and phenylbutazone

| type = combo

| component1 = Clofexamide

| component2 = Phenylbutazone

| class1 = Antidepressant

| class2 = Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

| tradename = Perclusone

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| legal_status = Discontinued

| routes_of_administration = Oral, rectal, topical

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| CAS_number = 17449-96-6

| ATC_prefix = M02

| ATC_suffix = AA03

| ATC_supplemental = {{ATC|M01|AA05}}

| PubChem = 6433695

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| UNII = 5RB28NE79Y

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Clofezone (trade name Perclusone) is a drug that was used to treat joint and muscular pain, but is not marketed any more. It is a combination of clofexamide, an antidepressant, and phenylbutazone, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).{{cite book|editor1-first=Artur|editor1-last=Berger|editor2-first=Helmut|editor2-last=Wachter | name-list-style = vanc |title=Hunnius Pharmazeutisches Wörterbuch|edition=8|publisher=Walter de Gruyter Verlag|year=1998|page=343|language=German|isbn=3-11-015793-4}}{{cite journal | vauthors = Reinicke C, Helbing M, Klingenfeld U, Lasaroff I, Wessel G | title = [Comparative studies on the bioavailability of various drug forms of phenylbutazone and clofezone (Perclusone)] | journal = Die Pharmazie | volume = 39 | issue = 12 | pages = 824–7 | date = December 1984 | pmid = 6241720 }}

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{{Anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic products}}

{{Topical products for joint and muscular pain}}

Category:Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Category:Combination drugs

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