It was withdrawn from markets worldwide in mid-1980s due to bone marrow suppression and the risk of Stevens–Johnson syndrome.[3][4]
In Scrabble, the word "oxyphenbutazone" is the present highest scoring word resulting in 1,780 points based on the NASPA word list of 2006.[5]
^Singh N, Jabeen T, Somvanshi RK, Sharma S, Dey S, Singh TP (November 2004). "Phospholipase A2 as a target protein for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS): crystal structure of the complex formed between phospholipase A2 and oxyphenbutazone at 1.6 A resolution". Biochemistry. 43 (46): 14577–83. doi:10.1021/bi0483561. PMID15544328.
^Fung M, Thornton A, Mybeck K, Wu JH, Hornbuckle K, Muniz E (January 2001). "Evaluation of the Characteristics of Safety Withdrawal of Prescription Drugs from Worldwide Pharmaceutical Markets-1960 to 1999". Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science. 35 (1): 293–317. doi:10.1177/009286150103500134. S2CID73036562.