Mefenamic acid

Brand name: Ponstel

DILI Likelihood

Score D — Possible Hepatotoxin

Single case reports have appeared implicating this drug, but the evidence is limited.

Fewer than 3 cases have been reported in the literature. No characteristic signature has been identified, and the case reports may not have been very convincing.

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Classification

Primary class Analgesic

Secondary class Mild-Moderate Pain

FDA approval 1967

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