Meclofenamic acid 

Meclofenamic acid
Systematic (IUPAC) name
2-[(2,6-dichloro-3-methylphenyl)amino]benzoic acid
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ATC code M02AA18
PubChem 4037
Chemical data
Formula C14H11Cl2NO2 
Mol. mass 296.14864 g/mol
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Meclofenamic acid is a drug used for joint and muscular pain.

It inhibits the synthesis of prostaglandins.1

References

  1. ^ Syed MM, Parekh AB, Tomita T (December 1990). "Receptors involved in mechanical responses to catecholamines in the circular muscle of guinea-pig stomach treated with meclofenamate". British journal of pharmacology 101 (4): 809–14. PMID 1982230. 
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