Tolfenamic acid

Tolfenamic acid

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Clinical data
Routes of administration	oral
Identifiers
IUPAC name 2-[(3-chloro-2-methylphenyl)amino]benzoic acid)."
CAS Number	13710-19-5
PubChem CID	5507
E number	{{#property:P628}}
ECHA InfoCard	{{#property:P2566}}
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C14H12ClNO2
Molar mass	261.707

Tolfenamic acid (TA) is one of the class of non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). It is used to treat the symptoms of migraine.

Other possible uses

• A study concludes, "TA was found significantly better than placebo in the subjective evaluation of drug efficacy (p<0.001) and in reducing the reported hangover symptoms in general (p < 0.01). In the TA group, significantly lower symptom scores were obtained for headache (p<0.01), and for nausea, vomiting, irritation, tremor, thirst and dryness of mouth (all p < 0.05)."

Commercial names

Commercial names for tolfenamic acid include:

• Clotam Rapid

External links

• Tolfenamic acid information