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MEFENAMIC ACID

Indications:�Relief of mild to moderately severe somatic and 

neuritic pain�Headache, migraine, traumatic pain, postpartum

pain, post-op pain, dental pain

�Pain and fever f ollowing various inflammatoryconditions

�Menorrhagia accompanied by spasm or hypogastric

pain

�Normal dose: 250-500mg tid, Max: 7 days

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ADVERSE EFFECTS:

� Gastrointestinal disturbances

� Gastrointestinal hemorrhage

� Blood dyscrasias

� Drowsiness� Dizziness

� Headache

� Visual disturbances

� Skin reactions

� Nephropathy

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