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mefenamic acid /me·fe·nam·ic ac·id/ (mef″ah-nam´ik) a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug used to treat or prevent pain, inflammation, dysmenorrhea, and vascular headache.
mefenamic acid [mef′ənam′ik] a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agent and analgesic. indications It is prescribed in the treatment of mild to moderate pain, including dysmenorrhea. contraindications GI ulceration or inflammation, impaired renal function, or known hypersensitivity to this drug prohibits its use. It is prescribed with caution for patients with asthma. adverse effects Dyspepsia and diarrhea are the most common adverse effects. Other GI symptoms, dizziness, drowsiness, or skin rash occasionally occurs. Severe blood dyscrasias develop rarely. mefenamic acid [mĕ″fĕ-nam´ic] a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug used to treat and prevent mild to moderate pain, inflammation, dysmenorrhea, and vascular headache.
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n brand name: Ponstel; 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, dysmenorrhea, inflammatory disease. mefenamic acid a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent with analgesic and antipyretic activity, used for relief of mild to moderate pain. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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congestive dysmenorrhea costochondritis drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia dysmenorrhea essential dysmenorrhea inflammatory dysmenorrhea menorrhalgia migraine obstructive dysmenorrhea Ponstel | 5 years) with primary dysmenorrhea were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, ginger powder (250 mg 4 times per day), mefenamic acid (250 mg 4 times per day), or ibuprofen (400 mg 4 times per day), beginning at the start of menstruation and continuing for three days. Fixed drug reactions have been reported for indomethacin, aspirin, mefenamic acid, diclofenac, piroxicam and paracetamol. Common ailments as headaches, stomach aches, toothaches and such can be eased by over-the-counter pain relievers with mefenamic acid or paracetamol as their main ingredients. |
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