Oxyphenbutazone is a derivative compound of phenylbutazone.
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Oxyphenbutazone is a non-steroid anti inflammatory; anti Mycobacterium tuberculosis agent.
Oxyphenbutazone is an NSAID that has been shown to preferentially kill non-replicating Mycobaterium tuberculosis maintained in media that simulates the mildly acidic, in vivo conditions where drug-resistant, non replicating subpopulations of the bacteria reside in hosts. The compound has little or no affect on replication M. tuberculosis grown in normal liquid cultures.
Oxyphenbutazone is a non-steroid anti inflammatory; anti Mycobacterium tuberculosis agent. Oxyphenbutazone is known to cause inflammatory effects on tissues. Oxyphenbutazone, as a drug, decreases cellular exudates, without involving the pituitary-adrenal axis or the immunity response. Though the drug delivers a number of side effects, it is considered to be less toxic than phenylbutazone, due to decreased rate of intestinal absorption.