Control of pain with meclofenamate sodium following removal of an impacted molar

Abstract

The analgesic effectiveness of meclofenamate sodium (Meclomen) at two dose levels, 200 mg and 100 mg, was compared with the effectiveness of a placebo and aspirin, 600 mg, in a double-blind study of 174 adult outpatients who had undergone removal of impacted third molars. When compared with the placebo, meclofenamate sodium at either dose level produced a significantly greater reduction in pain intensity, greater pain relief, fewer withdrawals for inefficacy, greater percentage of patients who considered their medication effective, and greater percentage of patients considered by the investigator to have received drug-attributable benefits. In comparison with aspirin, 600 mg, meclofenamate sodium at either 200 mg or 100 mg produced significantly greater reduction in pain intensity and greater pain relief. The other measures of efficacy showed no significant differences between the two drugs. Side effects were minimal in all treatment groups. Meclofenamate sodium appears to be a safe and effective analgesic for the control of pain.