Mefcid Tablet Dosage & Drug Information

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Concise Prescribing Info

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Mefenamic acid

Indications/Uses

Mild to moderate muscular, traumatic & dental pain, headache, post-op & post-partum pain, RA (including Still's disease) & OA. Dysmenorrhea; menorrhagia. Pyrexia in childn.

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Dosage/Direction for Use

Adult Analgesic or antidysmenorrheal Initially 500 mg tds followed by 250 mg every 6 hr. Duration: Not to exceed >7 days at a time.

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Overdosage

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Administration

Should be taken with food: Take immediately after meals.

Contraindications

Inflammatory bowel disease, peptic &/or intestinal ulceration, asthma. Renal & hepatic impairment.

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Warnings

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Special Precautions

Discontinue use if diarrhea or skin rash develops. Patients w/ prior history of serious adverse event & other risk factors associated w/ PUD (eg, alcoholism, smoking & corticosteroid therapy). Risk of GI ulcerations, bleeding & perforation w/ NSAID. Renal disease. Pregnancy & lactation. Childn up to 14 yr. Elderly or debilitated patients.

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Use In Pregnancy & Lactation

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Adverse Reactions

GI disturbances eg, diarrhoea, peptic ulceration & GI bleeding; headache, drowsiness & dizziness; hypersensitivity reaction eg, skin rashes & urticaria.

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Drug Interactions

Slight potentiation of oral anticoagulants.

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Caution For Usage

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Storage

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Description

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Action

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MIMS Class

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)

ATC Classification

M01AG01 - mefenamic acid ; Belongs to the class of non-steroidal antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products, fenamates.

Regulatory Classification

Presentation/Packing

Form

Mefcid tab 500 mg

Packing/Price

100 × 10's

Mefcid Tablet

mefenamic acid

Manufacturer:

SM Pharmaceuticals

Distributor:

SM Pharmaceuticals