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Page values for "Indomethacin"

"Medicines" values

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FieldField typeValue
genericStringIndomethacin
brandStringIndocin (oral, IV, suppository), Tivorbex (low-dose), Indo-Lemmon
structureFile
classesList of String, delimiter: ,[[:Category:NSAIDs|Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID potent non-selective)]] [[:Category:Analgesics|Analgesic]]
mechanismString
usesString'"`UNIQ--vote-0000001F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000020-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000021-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000022-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000023-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000024-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000025-QINU`"'
starting_doseStringAcute gout: 50 mg PO TID until symptom relief, then taper; maximum 200 mg/day for 3-5 days. Rheumatoid arthritis / osteoarthritis: 25-50 mg PO BID-TID. Patent ductus arteriosus: 0.2 mg/kg IV, then 0.1-0.2 mg/kg every 12-24 hours for 2 doses
preparationsStringCapsules 25, 50 mg; ER capsules 75 mg; oral suspension 25 mg/5 mL; suppositories 50 mg; injection 1 mg/vial (PDA closure)
fda_maxString200 mg/day (typical adult oral)
pill_idText
routesList of String, delimiter: ,Oral rectal intravenous (PDA closure only)
onsetString30-60 minutes (oral); rapid relief in acute gout
durationString4-6 hours (IR); 24 hours (ER)
halflifeString4-5 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000026-QINU`"'
bioavailabilityString~100% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000027-QINU`"'
pregnancyStringAvoid from 20 weeks gestation onward per FDA's 2020 expanded NSAID warning; contraindicated from 30 weeks (risk of premature ductus arteriosus closure, which is paradoxically the basis of the neonatal PDA-closure indication)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000028-QINU`"'
legalString[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US