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Saturday 13 September 2014

Mefenamic Acid Tablets

Action and use
Cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor; analgesic; anti-inflammatory.
Content of mefenamic acid, C15H15NO2
95.0 to 105.0% of the stated amount.
  Assay
Weigh and powder 20 tablets. Dissolve a quantity of the powdered tablets containing 0.5g of Mefenamic Acid in about 80ml of warm absolute ethanol previously  neutralised to phenol red solution alternating between heating and ultrasound to aid  dissolution. Cool, add sufficient of the neutralised absolute ethanol to produce 100ml, mix well and titrate with 0.1M sodium hydroxide VS using phenol red solution as  indicator.
 Each ml of 0.1M sodium hydroxide VS is equivalent to 24.13 mg of C15H15NO2.
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