phenylbutazone
noun
phen·yl·bu·ta·zone
ˌfe-nᵊl-ˈbyü-tə-ˌzōn 
: a drug C19H20N2O2 that is used for its analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties especially in the treatment of arthritis, gout, and bursitis
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Koufax was also given an anti-inflammatory called phenylbutazone alka, which was intended for horses and is no longer approved for human use.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
His last previous case was another phenylbutazone positive at Churchill Downs in October 2020.
—Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2022
If the test is confirmed, Churchill Downs said in a statement Sunday that Medina Spirit will be stripped of the win — something that hasn’t happened since 1968 when Dancer’s Image was disqualified three days after the race after phenylbutazone was detected in his system.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 9 May 2021
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
His last previous case was another phenylbutazone positive at Churchill Downs in October 2020.
—Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2022
If the test is confirmed, Churchill Downs said in a statement Sunday that Medina Spirit will be stripped of the win — something that hasn’t happened since 1968 when Dancer’s Image was disqualified three days after the race after phenylbutazone was detected in his system.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 9 May 2021
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phenylbutazone
noun
phen·yl·bu·ta·zone
ˌfen-ᵊl-ˈbyüt-ə-ˌzōn
: a drug C19H20N2O2 that is used for its analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties especially in the treatment of arthritis, gout, and bursitis see butazolidin
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