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Phenacetin
a medicinal preparation that is used as an analgesic and to counteract inflammation and fever. Phenacetin is taken in powder or tablet form to combat headaches, neuralgias, and such ailments as the common cold. It is used in combination with other medicinal preparations, including Ascophen, Asphen, Citramon, Dicaphen, Novocephalgin, Pircophen, Pyraphen, and Sedalgin. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | A shipment of industrial rollers was employed to hide cocaine, cannabis and the potentially deadly cutting agent phenacetin. Common mixers include talcum powder or washing detergent but also other, often very dangerous drugs such as benzocaine (a local anaesthetic which makes your mouth go numb), phenacetin (used as a painkiller until it was linked with cancer), nannitol (artificial sweetener that can act as a laxative) and even chemicals found in horse tranquillisers or dog-worming pills. 2] Other risk factors include occupational exposure to benzene derivatives and aryl amines, phenacetin abuse, external beam radiation therapy, dietary factors, cyclophosphamide and chronic urinary tract infections (especially with schistosomiasis in endemic areas). |
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