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Mefenamic acid

CAS 61-68-7

Mefenamic acid chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Mefenamic acid in plain language

What it is

Also known as 2-(2,3-Dimethylanilino)benzoic acid · Benzoic acid, 2-(2,3-DIMETHYLPHENYL)AMINO- · Mefenamate · Mefenaminic acid · Mephenamic acid · Mephenaminic acid

Show all 29 names

2',3'-Dimethyl-N-phenylanthranilic acid · 2-(2,3-DIMETHYLPHENYL)AMINOBENZOIC acid · Acidum mefenamicum · Anthranilic acid, N-2,3-xylyl- · Bafameritin M · CI-473 · CN-35355 · Gardan · INF-3355 · J2.344B · Lysalgo · M01AG01 · Mefenaminsaeure · Methenamic acid · N-(2,3-Dimethylphenyl)anthranilic acid · N-(2,3-Xylyl)-2-aminobenzoic acid · N-2,3-XYLYLANTHRANILIC acid · Ponstel · Ponstan · Tanston · Vialidon · acide mefenamique · acido mefenamico

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Mefenamic acid yet.

Recorded functional uses: Pharmaceutical

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Mefenamic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pharmaceutical.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pharmaceutical.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 6 active drug products and 6 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 6 active drug products and 6 total products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Mefenamic acid yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated November 2007

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2027-12-31

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Reference links (5)
Openfda substance

nikkajiweb.jst.go.jp

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Openfda substance

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Openfda substance

chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov

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Openfda substance

accessdata.fda.gov

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Mefenamic acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

6

Typical roles

Pharmaceutical
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