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| generic = Indomethacin
| generic           = Indomethacin
| brand   = Indocin
| brand             = Indocin (oral, IV, suppository), Tivorbex (low-dose), Indo-Lemmon
| classes = NSAID
| structure        =
| intro  = Indomethacin is a potent non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), used for inflammatory conditions such as gout and certain forms of arthritis.
| classes           = [[:Category:NSAIDs|Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID, potent non-selective)]], [[:Category:Analgesics|Analgesic]]
| uses              = <vote slug="acute-gouty-arthritis-use">Acute gouty arthritis (FDA; the classic first-line indication)</vote>, <vote slug="rheumatoid-arthritis-use">Moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis (FDA)</vote>, <vote slug="osteoarthritis-use">Osteoarthritis (FDA)</vote>, <vote slug="ankylosing-spondylitis-use">Ankylosing spondylitis (FDA)</vote>, <vote slug="pseudogout-use">Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (pseudogout, off-label)</vote>, <vote slug="acute-migraine-indomethacin-use">Acute migraine and hemicrania continua (off-label; the latter is a uniquely indomethacin-responsive headache syndrome)</vote>, <vote slug="pda-closure-use">Patent ductus arteriosus closure in preterm neonates (FDA, IV; Indocin IV)</vote>
| starting_dose    = Acute 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
| preparations      = Capsules 25, 50 mg; ER capsules 75 mg; oral suspension 25 mg/5 mL; suppositories 50 mg; injection 1 mg/vial (PDA closure)
| fda_max          = 200 mg/day (typical adult oral)
| pill_id          =
| routes            = Oral, rectal, intravenous (PDA closure only)
| onset            = 30-60 minutes (oral); rapid relief in acute gout
| duration          = 4-6 hours (IR); 24 hours (ER)
| halflife          = 4-5 hours<ref name="indocin-label">FDA Prescribing Information, Indocin (indomethacin), Iroko/Egalet, current revision. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2016/018332s044lbl.pdf</ref>
| bioavailability  = ~100% (oral)<ref name="indocin-label" />
| pregnancy        = Avoid 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)<ref name="indocin-label" />
| legal            = [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US
| mechanism        = <vote slug="indomethacin-mech-claim">Non-selective COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitor with '''high potency''' relative to other NSAIDs, the basis of its acute-gout efficacy and the uniquely indomethacin-responsive hemicrania continua syndrome. The PDA closure indication uses prostaglandin inhibition therapeutically: the ductus arteriosus stays patent via prostaglandin E1, and inhibiting its synthesis closes the shunt.</vote> Among the higher-cardiovascular-risk NSAIDs, with elevated GI bleeding risk compared to the class average. Notable for '''CNS adverse effects''' uncommon with other NSAIDs: paradoxical headache, dizziness, depression, and confusion in elderly patients (Beers-list concerns)<ref name="indocin-label" />.
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== References ==
<references />
[[Category:NSAIDs]]
[[Category:Analgesics]]