Menstrual Distress (Dysmenorrhea)

Menstrual Distress (Dysmenorrhea) is the indication for 23 drugs in DrugBank. It is covered by 31 curated, structured indications.

Also known as: Dysmenorrhea · Dysmenorrhoea · Menstrual cramp · Menstrual Cramps · Dysmenorrhea (Disorder)
Classified under: Digestive System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Physiological and Biological Processes
Signs, Symptoms, and General Pathologies
Urogenital Diseases
Indicated drugs: Acetaminophen
Acetylsalicylic acid
Butylscopolamine
Choline salicylate
Dexketoprofen
Diclofenac
Dydrogesterone
Ethynodiol diacetate
Etofenamate
Flavoxate
Flurbiprofen
Ibuprofen
Lynestrenol
Medazepam
Mestranol
Naproxen
Nimesulide
Norgestimate
Norgestrel
Orphenadrine
Pipenzolate
Pitofenone
Pyridoxine

Resolves to

Vocabularies

MeSHM0006924ICD-10N94.6SNOMED CT156030009MedDRA10011299UMLSC0013390

What you can answer from here — as of September 26, 2026

23Indicated drugsWith each drug's targets and mechanism

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31Structured indicationsPopulation, line of therapy, route and combination as fields, not prose

113Clinical trialsPhase, status and sponsor resolved per trial

94Drugs reporting it as an adverse effectWith incidence where the label states it

Which approved drugs for Menstrual Distress (Dysmenorrhea) share a target, and which companies have late-stage candidates against it?

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