- Mild to moderate pain including muscle pains and pain after injury.
- Toothache
- Dysmenorrhea
- Postoperative pain
- Pain due to rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis
- Vascular headache (Off-label)
Adults and children >12 years: 500mg TDS
Tablet/Capsule:
- 250mg
- 500mg
Suspension:
- 100mg/5mL
- 50mg/5mL
Take with food or water to avoid GI side effects.
NSAID.
It inhibits synthesis of prostaglandins in body tissues by inhibiting COX 1 and COX 2.
- Upper GI ulceration
- Indigestion
- Heartburn
- Asthma
- Constipation
- Blood dyscrasias
- Allergic reactions
- Ear pain
- Glucose intolerance in diabetes
- Palpitations
- Elderly patients
- GI ulcers/perforation
- Active GI bleeding
- Renal disease
- Late pregnancy
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Severe heart failure
- Anticoagulants
- Clopidogrel
- Diuretics
- Quinolone antibiotics
- Methotrexate
- Tacrolimus
- Corticosteroids
- Hypoglycemics
- Zidovudine
- Digoxin
Drug Status
| Availability | OTC by Pharmacist |
| Pregnancy | Category C; Contraindicated |
| Breastfeeding | Not recommended |
| Schedule | Not controlled |
| BRAND NAME | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analmin | 500mg | Capsule | 100’s | Dinlas Pharma | Harley’s Ltd |
| Fendol DS | 500mg | Tablet | 20’s | Hika Pharma | Goodman Agencies |
| Mefan | 250mg | Capsule | 100’s, 1000’s | Biodeal Labs | Biodeal Labs |
| Mefen | 250mg | Capsule | 100’s | Laboratory & Allied | Laboratory & Allied |
| Mefnac | 50mg/5mL | Suspension | 60mL | Efroze Chemical | Njimia Pharma |
| Mefnac DS | 500mg | Tablet | 200’s | Efroze Chemical | Njimia Pharma |
| Mefril | 250mg | Tablet | 100’s | Micro Labs | Micro Labs |
| Mefsun | 50mg/5mL | Suspension | 100mL | Zawadi Healthcare | Zawadi Healthcare |
| Mefsun | 500mg | Capsule | 100’s | Zawadi Healthcare | Zawadi Healthcare |
| Meftal | 250mg | Tablet | 200’s | Blue Cross Labs | Pharma Specialities |
| Meftal | 500mg | Tablet | 20’s | Blue Cross Labs | Pharma Specialities |
| Meftal-P | 100mg/5mL | Suspension | 60mL | Blue Cross Labs | Pharma Specialities |
| Mefgal | 250mg | Capsule | 100's | Pharma Life Science | Pharma Life Science |
| Ponstan Forte | 500mg | Tablet | 50’s | Pfizer Labs | Pfizer Labs |