Indometacin
Also sold as: Indocid
Prescription neededAnti-inflammatory painkillers (NSAIDs)
Comes as:CapsuleSuppository
Usual adult dose
Dose is set by your doctor. Usual adult dose: 25 to 50 mg two or three times a day with food.
Your doctor may give you a different dose. Children's doses depend on weight.
Side effects
Common
- headache
- dizziness
- stomach pain
- nausea
Serious — get help
Stop taking it and see a doctor straight away if you notice:
- black or bloody stools
- vomiting blood
- severe allergic reaction
- confusion or fainting
Do not take it, or take care, if
- Stomach ulcer or stomach bleeding, now or before
- Severe kidney, liver or heart failure
- Asthma that gets worse with aspirin or similar painkillers
- Last 3 months of pregnancy
- Epilepsy or Parkinson disease (use with caution)
Interactions
Medicines that can react with this one.
Serious1 medicineDo not take these together unless your doctor says so.
- Warfarin
Raises the risk of serious bleeding.