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indomethacin /in·do·meth·a·cin/ (in?do-meth´ah-sin) a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug; used in the treatment of various rheumatic and nonrheumatic inflammatory conditions, dysmenorrhea, and vascular headache. The trihydrated sodium salt is used to induce closure in certain cases of patent ductus arteriosus.
indomethacin an anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic agent, used in arthritic disorders and degenerative joint disease in humans, but is capable of causing serious gastrointestinal side-effects, particularly hemorrhage, in dogs and cats. |
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| In their trials, groups of newborn male rats received injections of saline or indomethacin and adult females received aspirin during pregnancy or lactation. Here is a list of generic names of common NSAIDs: diclofenac, diflunisal, etodolac, fenoprofen, floctafenine, flurbiprofen, ibuprofen, indomethacin, ketoprofen, meclofenamate, mefenamic acid, meloxicam, nabumetone, naproxen, oxaprozin, piroxicam, sunlindac, tenoxicam, tiaprofenic acid, and tolmetin. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and sulindac or prescription arthritis drugs such as indomethacin have been shown to delay the onset. |
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