TY  - JOUR
AU  - Giorgi, Mario 
AU  - Owen, Helen 
PY  - 2013
TI  - Flupirtine: A Human Drug with Potential for Use in the Veterinary Field
JF  - American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
DO  - 10.3844/ajavsp.2012.213.217
UR  - https://thescipub.com/ajavs/ajavsp.2012.213.217
AB  - Flupirtine is a nonopioid drug without antipyretic or antiphlogistic properties and with a favorable tolerability in humans. It constitutes a unique class within the group of nonsteroidal analgesics and displays a peculiar pharmacokinetic/dynamic profile that could have large potentialities of applications in the veterinary field. This review describes and evaluates the pharmacologic literature concerning flupirtine and addresses its potential in veterinary medicine.
ER  -