BASICS
Medication Safety Issues
Sound-alike/look-alike issues:
- Indocin® may be confused with Imodium®, Lincocin®, Minocin®, Vicodin®
Beers Criteria medication: This drug may be inappropriate for use in geriatric patients (high severity risk).
International issues:
- Flexin® [Great Britain] may be confused with Floxin® which is a brand name for ofloxacin in the U.S.
- Flexin® [Great Britain]: Brand name for orphenadrine in Israel
Pronunciation
(in doe METH a sin)
Generic Available
Yes: Excludes oral suspension
U.S. Brand Names
Canadian Brand Names
- Apo-Indomethacin®
- Indocid® P.D.A.
- Novo-Methacin
- Nu-Indo
- Pro-Indo
- ratio-Indomethacin
- Sandoz-Indomethacin
Therapeutic Categories
- Analgesic, Non-narcotic
- Anti-inflammatory Agent
- Antipyretic
- Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug (NSAID), Oral
- Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug (NSAID), Parenteral
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