Indocin

Indocin Product Description

Drug Uses

Indocin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic agent (NSAIAs) used for the symptomatic treatment of active stages of rheumatic diseases. Indocin is effective in treating:

• acute episodes of bursitis, gouty arthritis or tendinitis;
• moderate to severe osteoarthritis or ankylosing (rheumatoid) spondylitis;
• active rheumatoid arthritis (including acute episodes of inflammation and pain).

Due to powerful analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, Indocin helps to quickly:

• Increase the range of joints motion
• Relieve pain, swelling and stiffness of the joints
• Reduce low-back pain and improve motion of the spine
• Relieve inflammation and pain after orthopaedic surgery

Missed dose

If you are regularly taking Indocin and have missed a dose of this anti-inflammatory agent, take the missed dose as soon as you remember. However, if it is time for the next dose of Indocin capsules, skip the missed dose and go back to the assigned dosing regimen.

More Information

Indocin may reduce crampy lower abdominal pain before and during menstruation. However, this NSAIA is not approved to ease menstrual cramps, pain and discomfort during menstruation, as well as it is used for the symptomatic treatment of primary dysmenorrhea as "off-label".

Storage

Indocin capsules must be stored at controlled room temperature up to 25°C, in a place protected from moisture and bright light.

Indocin Safety Information

Warnings

Indocin can inhibit platelet aggregation and thereby increase the risk of cardiovascular thrombotic events. Patients with cardiovascular risk should take into account anti-platelet activity of Indocin and use the minimal effective dose of this medicine.

Disclaimer

All information about the anti-inflammatory drug contained in Indocin review is of a general informational nature. All statements and medical recommendations contained in this review cannot serve as an alternative to medical advice of rheumatologists or other health care specialist of inflammatory diseases. The online pharmacy shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the use of the information represented in this Indocin review.

Indocin Side Effects

The most common undesirable effects of Indocin are nausea, bleeding, indigestion, increased abdominal pain, diarrhoea, perforation, hematochezia, headaches, dizziness, depression, vertigo, fatigue, somnolence, blood dyscrasias, leukocytopenia, purpura, chest pain, pruritus, and urticaria. The patients taking Indocin rarely report that this drug causes confusion, anxiety, fainting, drowsiness, convulsions, insomnia, exhaustion, stomatitis, gastritis, flatulence, rectal mucosa, hypertension, and low blood pressure.