Drug Name

Indocin (Indomethacin)

Drug Uses

Indocin is used for treating moderate to very bad rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, as well as ankylosing spondylitis. It is used to treat gout or confident types of bursitis as well as tendonitis. It may as well as be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

How Taken

Take Indocin as directed by your doctor.

• Take Indocin by mouth with food. This may not lower the risk of stomach or bowel problems (eg, bleeding, ulcers). Talk with your doctor incase you possess persistent stomach upset.
• Take Indocin with a filled glass of water (8 oz/240 mL) as directed by your doctor.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may possess about how to take Indocin.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Indocin is an NSAID. Exactly how it works is not known. It may block confident substances in the body that are linked to inflammation. NSAIDs treat the symptoms of pain as well as inflammation. They do not treat the disease that causes those symptoms.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Indocin as well as you are using it regularly, take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose. Go back to your normal dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Indocin at room temperature, between 68 as well as 77 degrees F (20 as well as 25 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Keep Indocin out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Indocin if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Indocin;
• you possess had a very bad allergic reaction (e.g., very bad rash, hives, trouble breathing, growths in the nose, dizziness) to aspirin or a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) (e.g., ibuprofen, celecoxib);
• you possess recently had or will be having bypass heart surgery;
• you are using diflunisal, another NSAID (e.g., ibuprofen), or triamterene;
• you are in the final 3 months of pregnancy;

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Important :

• Indocin may cause dizziness or drowsiness. These effects may be worse incase you take it with alcohol or confident medicines. Take Indocin with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
• Humorless stomach ulcers or bleeding can occur with the take of Indocin. Using it in high doses or for a extended time, smoking, or drinking alcohol increases the risk of these side effects. Using Indocin with food will not reduce the risk of these effects. Contact your doctor or emergency room at once incase you develop very bad stomach or back pain; not light, tarry stools; vomit that looks similar blood or coffee grounds; or unusual weight gain or swelling.
• Do not take more than the recommended dose or take for longer than prescribed without checking with your doctor.
• Indocin is an NSAID. Before you start any recent medicine, check the label to see incase it has an NSAID (e.g., ibuprofen) in it too. Incase it does or incase you are not sure, check with your doctor or pharmacist.
• Do not take aspirin while you are using Indocin unless your doctor tells you to.
• Indocin may interfere with confident lab tests. Be sure your doctor as well as lab personnel know that you take Indocin.
• Lab tests, including kidney function, total blood cell counts, as well as blood pressure, may be performed while you take Indocin. These tests may be used to monitor your condition or check for side effects. Be sure to keep all doctor as well as lab appointments.
• Take Indocin with caution in the elderly; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially stomach bleeding as well as kidney problems.
• Indocin should be used with extreme caution in children younger than 14 years old; safety as well as effectiveness in these children possess not been confirmed.
• Indocin may cause harm to the fetus. Do not take it during the final 3 months of pregnancy. Incase you think you may be pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits as well as risks of using Indocin while you are pregnant. Indocin is found in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while using Indocin.

Likely Side Effects

Check with your doctor incase any of these most ordinary side effects persist or become bothersome:

• constipation; diarrhea; dizziness; gas; headache; heartburn; nausea; stomach upset.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these very bad side effects occur:

• very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; trouble breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); bloody or not light, tarry stools; change in the amount of urine produced; chest pain; confusion; not light urine; depression; fainting; quick or irregular heartbeat; fever, chills, or persistent sore throat; mental or mood changes; numbness of an arm or leg; one-sided weakness; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin; ringing in the ears; seizures; very bad headache or dizziness; very bad or persistent stomach pain or nausea; very bad vomiting; shortness of breath; unexpected or unexplained weight gain; swelling of hands, legs, or feet; unusual bruising or bleeding; unusual joint or muscle pain; unusual tiredness or weakness; vision or speech changes; vomit that looks similar coffee grounds; yellowing of the skin or eyes.

More Information

Indocin is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
If your symptoms do not improve or incase they become worse, check with your doctor.