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Cinchophen


Cinchophen
Systematic (IUPAC) name
2-phenylquinoline-4-carboxylic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	132-60-5
ATC code	M04AC02
PubChem	8593
Chemical data
Formula	C₁₆H₁₁N O₂
Mol. mass	249.264 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	?
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Half life	?
Excretion	?
Therapeutic considerations
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Cinchophen (trade names Atophan, Quinophan, and Phenaquin) is an analgesic drug that was introduced in 1910 and frequently used to treat gout. This drug is still used somewhat by veterinarians to treat gout.

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Use of this drug in humans ceased in the 1930s due to the discovery that cinchophen can cause serious liver damage.^[1]

References

^ Cutrín Prieto C, Nieto Pol E, Batalla Eiras A, Casal Iglesias L, Pérez Becerra E, Lorenzo Zúñiga V (1991). "[Toxic hepatitis from cinchophen: report of 3 cases]" (in Spanish; Castilian). Medicina clínica 97 (3): 104-6. PMID 1679861.