meclofenamate /me·clo·fen·am·ate/ (mek″lo-fen´ah-māt) a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug used as the sodium salt in the treatment of rheumatic and nonrheumatic inflammatory disorders, pain, dysmenorrhea, hypermenorrhea, and vascular headaches.
meclofenamate [mek″lo-fen´ah-māt]
meclofenamate
meclofenamate
meclofenamate [mek″lo-fen´ah-māt]
a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug used as the sodium salt in the treatment of rheumatic and nonrheumatic inflammatory disorders, pain, dysmenorrhea, hypermenorrhea, and vascular headaches; administered orally or rectally.
meclofenamate
(mek´lōfen´
māt),
n brand name: Meclofen, Meclomen;
drug class: nonsteroidal antiinflammatory;
action: inhibits prostaglandin synthesis by interfering with cyclooxygenase needed for biosynthesis; possesses analgesic, antiinflammatory, antipyretic properties;
uses: mild to moderate pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis.
māt), n brand name: Meclofen, Meclomen;
drug class: nonsteroidal antiinflammatory;
action: inhibits prostaglandin synthesis by interfering with cyclooxygenase needed for biosynthesis; possesses analgesic, antiinflammatory, antipyretic properties;
uses: mild to moderate pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis.
meclofenamate
a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent with analgesic and antipyretic activity; used as the sodium salt for treatment of arthritis and osteoarthritis, mainly in horses and cattle.
meclofenamate
Meclomen® Therapeutics An oral anthranilic-type NSAID excreted via the kidneys and GI tract. See NSAIDs.
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