Mefenamic Acid
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Scientific Name
Mefenamic Acid
Description of the Drug
Mefenamic acid is an NSAID used to treat mild to moderate pain for no more than a week, and primary dysmenorrhea.
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Brand Name(s)
Contraflam, Dysman-250, Dysman-500, Mefenamic acid, Meflam 250, Meflam 500, Mendys, Opustan 250, Opustan 500, Ponstan, Ponstan fte, Ponstel
Company Owner(s)
Nostrum Laboratories Inc, Micro Labs Ltd, Avion Pharmaceuticals Llc, Belcher Pharmaceuticals Llc, Strides Pharma Global Pte Ltd, Lupin Ltd
Mechanism(s) Of Action
| Target Name | Target Type | Action Type | Target ChEMBL ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclooxygenase | PROTEIN FAMILY | INHIBITOR | CHEMBL2094253 |
Clinical Trial(s)
Unichem Links
| Atlas | mefenamic acid | |
| SureChEMBL | SCHEMBL3544 | |
| PharmGKB | PA450347 | |
| Human Metabolome Database | HMDB0014922 | |
| DrugBank | DB00784 | |
| PubChem: Thomson Pharma | 14847469 | |
| PubChem | 4044 | |
| Mcule | MCULE-1031776135 | |
| NMRShiftDB | 20032693 | |
| LINCS | LSM-4085 | |
| Nikkaji | J2.344B | |
| PDBe | ID8 | |
| BindingDB | 50134036 | |
| EPA CompTox Dashboard | DTXSID5023243 | |
| DrugCentral | 1663 | |
| Brenda | 2086 | |
| ChemicalBook | CB5472051 | |
| Guide to Pharmacology | 2593 | |
| rxnorm | MEFENAMIC ACID | PONSTEL |
| KEGG Ligand | C02168 | |
| ChEBI | 6717 | |
| ZINC | ZINC000000020241 |
