Mafepain Tabs 20 S

MEFENAMIC ACID WORKS BY BLOCKING THE EFFECT OF NATURAL CHEMICALS CALLED CYCLO-OXYGENASE (COX) ENZYMES. THESE ENZYMES HELP TO MAKE OTHER CHEMICALS IN THE BODY, CALLED PROSTAGLANDINS. A few PROSTAGLANDINS ARE PRODUCED AT SITES OF INJURY OR DAMAGE, AND CAUSE PAIN AND INFLAMMATION. BY BLOCKING THE EFFECT OF COX ENZYMES, FEWER PROSTAGLANDINS ARE PRODUCED, WHICH MEANS PAIN AND INFLAMMATION ARE EASED. THEY CAN HELP TO RELIEVE: SYMPTOMS OF INFLAMMATION, SUCH AS REDNESS AND SWELLING PAIN AND DISCOMFORT CAUSED BY ARTHRITIS, MUSCULAR OR RHEUMATIC DISORDERS HEADACHE, MUSCLE ACHE OR TOOTHACHE PAIN AFTER OPERATIONS, TRAUMA CHILDBIRTH PAIN PAINFUL OR HEAVY PERIODS.