E-drug: Re: Phenylbutazone availability (contd)
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Dear E-druggers,
Believe it or not, in Thailand, phenylbutazone is registered as
prescription
combination drugs, and with various categories and indications (coded from
MIMS
Thailand 3rd 2000):
1. Muscle relaxant: three brands with the same formula as carisoprodol 125
mg +
phenylbutazone 125 mg but with difference indications:
- pain & stiffness in muscles & joints; to restore normal functional
movement in
musculoskeletal disorders
- pain & stiffness in muscle & joint
- Pain & stiffness in muscles & joints, RA, ankylosing spondylitis,
osteoarthritis,
peri-arthritis.
2. Antirheumatic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic: with four formula
- Phenylbutazone Na 200 mg + lidocaine HCl 10 mg as injection for anti-
inflammation in RA, spondylitis, gout, osteoarthritis & similar condition
of ligament
bone & joint.
- Phenylbutazone 200 mg + dipyrone 100 mg indicated as acute RA, muscular
inflammation, gout w/ pain.
- twin amps for injection with amp A = Phenylbutazone Na 400 mg + o-
carbamoylphenoxyacetic acids 150 mg + dexamethasone 4 mg + lidocaine HCl 4
mg and amp. B = Vit B12 2500 ug + lidocaine HCl 2 mg indicated as acute
rheumatism, particularly arthrosis, spondylosis, osteochondrosis, lumbago,
scialtica , cervical syndrome.
- rectocap = phenylbutazone 200 mg + vit.B12 2000 ug + dexamethasone 1 mg
There is one external phenylbutazone 5% w/w+ methysalicylate 15%w/v
indicated
as inflammatory & degenerative forms of rheumatism, musculoskeletal
disorder.
I beleive there are more than the ones I coded. So drug re-evaluation is
urgent
needed for Thailand.
Best wishes,
Niyada