Soon after the discovery of acetyl phenyihydrazine (pyrodin) by Liebreich it was observed that this chemical possessed marked anti- pyretic effects, and it therefore came into widespread use in diseases accompanied by fever. Further experience indicated that in addition to reducing the temperature, the drug also produced an anemia that varied in degree according to the dosage. Experiments performed
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Perrin H. Long (1926) studied this question.