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Brand Names:
Indocin
What is Indomethacin? Indomethacin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat acute gouty arthritis, acute bursitis/tendonitis, moderate to severe osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
10 patients in the community are taking or have taken Indomethacin.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | 4 | 40% |
| Headache | 2 | 20% |
| Burning sensation, between shoulders | 1 | 10% |
| Blurry vision/eye pain | 1 | 10% |
| Other | 1 | 10% |
| General health | 1 | 10% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Indomethacin.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Indomethacin or how long patients were taking Indomethacin before stopping.
Currently taking Indomethacin
Stopped taking Indomethacin
| 0-1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6 months-1year | 1-2 years | 2 years or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 | 100% |  |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Slight | 100% | 1 |
|---|
Headache
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 50% | 1 |
| None | 50% | 1 |
Top reported side-effects include: Nausea
Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)
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- lizupatree
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: None
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: none
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: none
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by lizupatree
Aug 19, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsMild
- Pain
- See full evaluation
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