Metamizole sodium

Metamizole sodium is an organic sodium salt of antipyrine substituted at C-4 by a methyl(sulfonatomethyl)amino group, commonly used as a powerful analgesic and antipyretic. Among its listed roles, it functions as a non-narcotic analgesic, an antirheumatic drug, a peripheral nervous system drug, an antipyretic, a prodrug, a cyclooxygenase 3 inhibitor and an anti-inflammatory agent. It includes a metamizole(1-). It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID). The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Algocalmin, Methylmelubrin, Neomelurbrin, Novalgin, Methampyrone and Novalgetol. Its PubChem CID is 522325.