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nabumetone, n. Pharmacol. Brit. |nəˈb(j)uːmɪtəʊn|, U.S. |nəˈb(j)uməˌtoʊn| [Probably > n.) + bu- (in butanone n.) + met- (in methoxy- comb. form) + -one suffix.] A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug given orally in the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis; 4-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)butan-2-one, H3CO(C10H6)CH2CH2COCH3.
1980Approved Names 1977 (Brit. Pharmacopœia Comm.) Suppl. vii. 8 Nabumetone..anti-inflammatory. 1984Times 24 Dec. 13/6 There are hopes that its new arthritis treatment, Nabumetone, will be approved in the United Kingdom reasonably soon. 1994Amer. Health Sept. 29/1 (advt.) Relafen (nabumetone) may help. Available by prescription only, Relafen..is one of a number of medications that relieves the pain of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. 1999H. Merskey & D. Moulin in A. R. Block et al. Handbk. of Pain Syndromes viii. 151 Even nabumetone is not free from undesirable gastric side effects. |