Mefenamic Acid for COVID-19
1 study with 36 patients
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No significant improvements are seen in meta analysis to date.
COVID-19 Mefenamic Acid studies. Nov 2025. c19early.org
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Jan 14
2022
Guzman‑Esquivel et al., International Journal of Molecular Medicine, doi:10.3892/ijmm.2022.5084 Efficacy of the use of mefenamic acid combined with standard medical care vs. standard medical care alone for the treatment of COVID‑19: A randomized double‑blind placebo‑controlled trial
94% improved recovery (p=0.03). RCT 36 COVID-19 outpatients showing reduced time to an "acceptable symptom state" with mefenamic acid treatment, however the effect was driven by pain-related symptoms and is likely, at least in part, due to mefenamic acid’s ana..