Well, we've got plenty of metamizol in every preparation: tablets (OTC!), suppositories (very often dispensed for children) and powder we use to prepare liquids (if a prescription is provided, then the amount of metamizol goes up to 4 grams!)
And just last year there was at least one new product based on metamizole.
There are also several other drugs which contain metamizole and other compounds (for example hioscine).
We also have such drugs as:
Gardan P - metamizole and prophyphenazone
Pabialgin P - allobarbital and prophyphenazone
Everybody says it shouldn't be used, but nobody does anything about it.
There was also a dicsussion concerning other drugs with prophyphenazone (Saridon for example). And everybody agreed that it is not rational, and not safe to put this substance as exhancer of paracetamol. But thet are still produced, and still in use.
Have you heard about that "hydrocortisone" case in Poland? It was huge. And rather scary. In my country something bad must happen, and only than there is a chance for some changes.
As it goes to that phenylbutazone I tried to find on GSK page an information about it to show you. But... there isn't any! It looks like they are not very proud they produce it...
Phenactin isn't in use.
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