General Information of Drug (ID: DMK7HFI)

Drug Name
Mefenamic acid Drug Info
Synonyms
ApoMefenamic; Bonabol; Contraflam; Coslan; Dysman; Lysalgo; Mefac; Mefacit; Mefedolo; Mefenacid;Mefenamate; Mefenaminsaeure; Mefic; Mycasaal; Namphen; NuMefenamic; Parkemed; Pinalgesic; Ponalar; Ponalgic; Ponmel; Ponstan; Ponstel; Ponstil; Ponstyl; Ponsyl; Pontal; Rolan; Tanston; Vialidon; APS Brand of Mefenamic Acid; Acide mefenamique; Acide mefenamique [French]; Acido mefenamico; Acidum mefenamicum; Antigen Brand of Mefenamic Acid; Apo Mefenamic; Apotex Brand of Mefenamic Acid; Ashbourne Brand of Mefenamic Acid; Chemidex Brand of Mefenamic Acid; Clonmel Brand of Mefenamic Acid; Elan Brand of Mefenamic Acid; Farmasierra Brand of Mefenamic Acid; First Horizon Brand of Mefenamic Acid; Godecke Brand of Mefenamic Acid; Mefanamic acid; Mefenaminic Acid; Mefenaminsaeure [German]; Mephenamic acid; Mephenaminic acid; Methenamic acid; Nu Mefenamic; Nu Pharm Brand of Mefenamic Acid; PMS Mefenamic Acid; Parke Davis Brand of Mefenamic Acid; Pfizer Brand of Mefenamic Acid; Pharmascience Brand of Mefenamic Acid; Pinewood Brand of Mefenamic Acid; Ponstan forte; Rowa Brand of Mefenamic Acid; Tamany Bonsan; Warner Lambert Brand of Mefenamic Acid; CL 473; CN 35355; HL 1; ID8; INF 3355; M1782; AGN-1255; Ac. mefenamico; Ac. mefenamico [Italian]; Acid, Mefenamic; Acid, Mefenaminic; Acide mefenamique [INN-French]; Acido mefenamico [INN-Spanish]; Acidum mefenamicum [INN-Latin]; Apo-Mefenamic; Bafameritin-M; Bafhameritin-M; CN-35355; Dyfenamic (TN); F0850-6853; Forte, Ponstan; INF-3355; In-M; Mafepain (TN); Meftal (TN); Mephadolor (TN); Nu-Mefenamic; Nu-Pharm Brand of Mefenamic Acid; PMS-Mefenamic Acid; Parkemed (TN); Ponstal (TN); Ponstan (TN); Ponstel (TN); Potarlon (TN); Warner-Lambert Brand of Mefenamic Acid; Mefenamic acid (JP15/USP/INN); Mefenamic acid [USAN:INN:BAN:JAN]; N-2,3-Xylylanthranilic acid; N-(2,3-Dimethylphenyl)anthranilic acid; N-(2,3-Xylyl)anthranilic acid; N-(2,3-Xylyl)-2-aminobenzoic acid; 2-((2,3-Dimethylphenyl)amino)benzoic acid; 2-(2,3-Dimethylanilino)benzoic acid; 2-(2,3-Xylidino)benzoic Acid; 2-(2,3-dimethylphenylamino)benzoic acid; 2-[(2,3-dimethylphenyl)amino]benzoic acid
Indication
Disease Entry ICD 11 Status REF
Dysmenorrhea GA34.3 Approved [1]
Pain MG30-MG3Z Approved [2]
Therapeutic Class
Antiinflammatory Agents
Cross-matching ID
PubChem CID
4044
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:6717
CAS Number
CAS 61-68-7
TTD Drug ID
DMK7HFI
VARIDT Drug ID
DR00533
INTEDE Drug ID
DR1014
ACDINA Drug ID
D00390

Molecule(s) Related to This Drug


Drug Therapeutic Target (DTT)
DTT Name DTT ID UniProt ID MOA REF
Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2 (COX-2) TTVKILB PGH2_HUMAN Inhibitor [3]

Drug-Metabolizing Enzyme (DME)
DME Name DME ID UniProt ID Highest Status REF
Cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) DE5IED8 CP2C9_HUMAN Approved [4]
Cytochrome P450 2C8 (CYP2C8) DES5XRU CP2C8_HUMAN Approved [5]
Cytochrome P450 102A1 (cyp102) DE4OGUF CPXB_BACMB Approved [6]

The Expression Level of Molecule(s) in Normal Tissue of Major ADME-Related Organs

Molecule Molecule Type Gene Name Liver Colon Kidney Small Intestine
Cytochrome P450 2C8 (CYP2C8) DME CYP2C8 9.791 3.744 3.413 1.609
Cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) DME CYP2C9 11.76 5.931 6.164 9.423
Molecule Expression Atlas in Normal Tissue of Major ADME-related organs

The Expression Level of Molecule(s) between Disease Section and Healthy Individual Tissue

The Studied Disease Dysmenorrhea
ICD Disease Classification GA34.3
Molecule Name Molecule Type Gene Name p-value Fold-Change Z-score
Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2 (COX-2) DTT PTGS2 7.93E-04 -0.29 -0.34
Cytochrome P450 2C8 (CYP2C8) DME CYP2C8 1.82E-04 -1.35E-01 -5.84E-01
Cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) DME CYP2C9 1.90E-01 -9.81E-03 -5.96E-02
Molecular Expression Atlas between Disease Section and Healthy Individual Tissue

References

1 URL: http://www.guidetopharmacology.org Nucleic Acids Res. 2015 Oct 12. pii: gkv1037. The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2016: towards curated quantitative interactions between 1300 protein targets and 6000 ligands. (Ligand id: 2593).
2 Mefenamic acid FDA Label
3 Systematic pharmacological approach to the characterization of NSAIDs. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 1998 Jul;59(1):55-62.
4 Cytochrome P450-mediated bioactivation of mefenamic acid to quinoneimine intermediates and inactivation by human glutathione S-transferases. Chem Res Toxicol. 2014 Dec 15;27(12):2071-81.
5 Role of cytochrome P450 2C8 in drug metabolism and interactions. Pharmacol Rev. 2016 Jan;68(1):168-241.
6 Both reactivity and accessibility are important in cytochrome P450 metabolism: a combined DFT and MD study of fenamic acids in BM3 mutants. J Chem Inf Model. 2019 Feb 25;59(2):743-753.