Switzerland· 55388012
Mefenaminsäure Sandoz 500, Filmtabletten
A mefenamic acid product containing acidum mefenamicum, registered in Switzerland by Sandoz Pharmaceuticals AG and dispensed under Swissmedic category B, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 7 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Mefenamic acid is registered in 7 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC M01AG01 (mefenamic acid), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Switzerland, from Swissmedic (Switzerland)
- 3 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Mefenamic acid · ATC M01AG01
7 / 19 countries
- Canada
- Finlandprice
- Ireland
- Japan
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
Price per daily dose
What a daily dose of mefenamic acid costs, country by country.
Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (1 g), so markets compare like for like.
- Switzerland: $1.48 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
- Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
Mefenamic acid · price per daily dose (1 g)
USD · FX 28 Sept 2026
- CH Switzerland$1.48
The record
At a glance
Swissmedic (Switzerland)- Active substance
- acidum mefenamicum
- Manufacturer
- Sandoz Pharmaceuticals AG
- Country
- Switzerland (CH)
- ATC code
- M01AG01
- ATC class
- Mefenamic acid
- Defined daily dose
- 1 g, O
- Swissmedic category
- B
- Reimbursed
- Yes
- Source register
- Swissmedic (Switzerland)
- Last checked
- September 12, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
1 priced- gtin768055388012510 StkCHF 10.8
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Interactions
335 interactions on record for mefenamic acid.
Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 57 severe. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.
- Severity for every pair — free, no plan needed
- The source, licence and sync date on every record
- Mechanism and what to do for each pair — Growth plan
Mefenamic acid · interactions on record
335 records
- 57 severe
- 156 moderate
- 16 minor
- 24 info
Most severe, free to view
- DicoumarolB01AA01severe
- WarfarinB01AA03severe
- DalteparinB01AB04severe
- EnoxaparinB01AB05severe
82 more interactions with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.
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Same medicine, other countries
Mefenamic acid in 7 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- IrelandMEFAC 500 mg Film-coated tabletsRowa Pharmaceuticals Limited
- FinlandPonstan FortePfizer Oy
- United KingdomDysman 250 capsulesAshbourne Pharmaceuticals Ltd
- United StatesMefenamic acidBryant Ranch Prepack
- FrancePONSTYL 250 mg, gélulePFIZER HOLDING FRANCE
- SpainCOSLAN 250 MG CAPSULAS DURASPfizer S.L.
- CanadaMEFENAMICAA PHARMA INC
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 10 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Mefenam, Parkakut
- Cyprus · Aidol, Alfoxan
- Spain · Coslan
- France · Ponstyl
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Contraflam, Mefenamic Acid
- Greece · Acinic, Aidol
- Hungary · Ponmel
- Ireland · Mefac, Ponstan
- Malta · Alfoxan, Mefac
- Romania · Vidan
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
Sourced from a public register and reproduced with attribution. Drug Database is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of Swissmedic (Switzerland). This is an informational data service and not a medical device — verify against the official source of record before any clinical decision.
For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/da83eb81-00c6-489f-a6b3-4bd2a3a42f20 GET /v1/drugs/da83eb81-00c6-489f-a6b3-4bd2a3a42f20?format=fhir
Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.
{
"unit": null,
"strength": "acidum mefenamicum 500 mg",
"valid_from": "2010-04-01",
"limitations": null,
"galenic_form": "Filmtabl 500 mg teilbar",
"therapeutic_area": null,
"sl_inclusion_date": "2010-04-01",
"self_retention_pct": 10
}See everything about mefenamic acid.
This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.