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Organic Chemicals > Amines > Aniline Compounds > Fenamates > Mefenamic Acid
... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Cyclic > Hydrocarbons, Aromatic > Benzene Derivatives > Benzoates > Aminobenzoates > ortho-Aminobenzoates > Fenamates > Mefenamic Acid
... > Organic Chemicals > Carboxylic Acids > Acids, Carbocyclic > Benzoates > Aminobenzoates > ortho-Aminobenzoates > Fenamates > Mefenamic Acid

Preferred term

Mefenamic Acid  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Mefenaminic Acid

Scope note

  • A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties. It is an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase.

History note

  • 1972 (1965)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008528

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