RM MEFENAMIC ACID 500MG TAB

Medicine Information

What is this medicine used for?

For the relief of mild to moderate pain including headache, dental pain, pain after childbirth or surgery, primary dysmenorrhea or menorrhagia (heavy menstrual period) due to dysfunctional causes.

For the relief of pain associated with musculoskeletal and joint disorders including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

How much and how often should you use this medicine?

Just like other NSAIDs, the lowest effective dose should be used for the shortest possible time. Orally, preferably with food.

Adults and Adolescents older than 14 years: 1 tablet every 8 hours as needed or as directed by a doctor.

For the relief of dysmenorrhea and premenstrual syndrome (PMS): 1 tablet every 8 hours while symptoms persist (“period pains” and other associated symptoms) or as directed by a doctor.

Do not take this medicine continuously for more than 10 days unless directed by a doctor.

Warnings and Precautions

Cardiovascular Risk: Mefenamic acid may cause an increased risk of serious cardiovascular thrombotic events, myocardial infarction, and stroke, which can be fatal. All NSAIDs may have a similar risk. This risk may increase with the duration of use. Patients with cardiovascular disease or risk factors for cardiovascular disease may be at greater risk.

Gastrointestinal Risk: NSAIDs, including mefenamic acid, cause an increased risk of serious gastrointestinal adverse events including bleeding, ulceration, and perforation of the stomach or intestines, which can be fatal. These events can occur at any time during use and without warning symptoms. Elderly patients are at a greater risk of serious gastrointestinal events.

The risk of heart attack or stroke may increase if you use more than or longer than directed. Do not take more than 7 days unless directed by a physician.

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, ask a doctor before use.

Contraindications

• Known hypersensitivity to mefenamic acid, aspirin or NSAIDs, or to any ingredient in the product.
• Patients who have experienced asthma, urticaria, or allergic-type reactions after taking aspirin or other NSAIDs. Severe, rarely fatal, anaphylactoid reactions to NSAIDs have been reported in such patients.
• History of gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation related to previous NSAID therapy.
• Previous or active ulceration or chronic inflammation of either the upper or lower gastrointestinal tract.
• History of diarrhea with previous mefenamic acid therapy.
• Severe cardiac, hepatic or renal disease.
• During the last trimester of pregnancy.
• Contraindicated in the treatment of perioperative pain in the setting of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

Availability

Box of 100's (in Alu/Opaque White PVC Blister by 20's)

Indication

For symptomatic relief of mild to moderately severe pain such as headache, toothache, pain after minor surgery and tooth extraction, myalgia, dysmenorrhea, and pain associated with cancer.

Ingredients

Each tablet contains: Mefenamic acid 250 mg or 500 mg