Indocin (Indomethacin)

What is Indocin?

Indocin is a medical drug developed to treat moderately severe or relentless osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or ankylosing spondylitis.

In what kind of disease treatment Indocin is helpful?

This medical product is also used to treat shoulder pain caused by bursitis or tendinitis, for pain in the spine, myalgia, and traumatic inflammation of soft tissues, nephrotic syndrome; as an extra in the treatment the infectious diseases of the ears, nose and throat, inflammation of the womb, prostatitis or the urinary bladder inflammation.

What should I tell my health care provider before I take Generic Indocin?

Prior to prescribe you Indocin, your attending physicians will require you to provide him with the detailed information about your present state of health and also a history of your previous illness. Consider with your doctor all the risk of taking this drug and evaluate the benefits of Indocin treatment over possible negative consequences. To help you and your physician make the right decision, let him know whether or not you have ever had: allergies(especially to components of Indocin) bygone infarct or stroke, cardiovascular system diseases, accelerated heart rate, diabetes, high blood cholesterol, gastric ulcers and hemorrhage in the stomach, asthma, polyps, diseases of the urinary tract, morbid liver. If a woman is carrying a child and now she is at the last trimester of the pregnancy, most probably her medical professional will choose something else for her. Indocin produces high likelihood of harm to a forthcoming babe. The drug was not verified to be used by persons under 14.

How should I take Indocin?

Despite the recommendations described in this article, first of all listen to the advice of the physician about the dosage and the duration of the healing course. Let your medic know if you don`t notice a positive effect of the treatment, or if twinges strengthened or have changed. Do not crush or crumble the medication and do not drink it with alcohol or coffee, you should obviate the drug that has been removed from the package and which has lain in the open air for a long time.

Dosage information

The purchase of the drug can be done at a pharmacy, after receiving the physician's approval, or you may buy Indocin securely online.  Indocin is usually taken after eating, beginning with 25 mg 2-3 times daily (grown-ups), then, in the view of the tolerability, the dose enlarges to 100-150 mg 3-4 times per day. The upper limit of the daily dose can be 200 mg.

What should I watch for while taking Indocin?

Indocin increases your chance of a heart attack or stroke, particularly if you have been taking it for a long time or with incorrect dosage. For the healing process to be more efficient and more secure abstain from alcohol and drugs, stop smoking. If during the treatment with this drug, you get the flu or a cold, by no means independently choose any antipyretic or anti-inflammatory medication. Your doctor knows better which medications will be safe and beneficial for you.

What may interact with Indocin?

As already indirectly stated above, the use of certain substances in combination with Indocin can be harmful and sometimes even cause a threat to the life of the patient. Among these medicines should be noted: antidepressants, steroids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, blood thinners, medications to treat high pressure and cardiovascular system diseases, cyclosporine, lithium, methotrexate, probenecid, This list requires additions; before consuming or buying any medications, vitamins or herbal drugs, consult the physician.

What side effects may I notice from Generic Indocin?

Indocin can have harmful effects on the heart. If you misdoubt a heart attack, call up an ambulance forthwith. Signs of a heart attack are: pain in the chest that is passed to the jaw or a shoulder, debilitation, stiffness or slackness of one side of the body, illegible speech, feeling as though you lack air.

Signs of an allergic response are: sneezing, runny nose, skin rash, itching, and redness, shortness of breath, swelling of the mouth, face, eyelids, and limbs.

You should instantly stop using Indocin and seek medical aid if you experience one or more sensations from this list:

• Anemia (pallor of skin, dizziness, rapid pulse, inability to concentrate)
• Lack of urine or urinating in very small quantities, cutting pain (or other unpleasant sensations) when using the lavatory, ankle swelling,
• Jaundice, severe nausea, discomfort in the top of the belly, dark piss, deviation from the normal feces color, influenza signs, loss of desire to eat, feeling of constant fatigue
• Bloody stool, constipation, cough with blood, vomiting that resemble coffee grains
• Sores on the skin
• Reddened and irritated eyes, blurred vision
• Sensation of heaviness and compression in the chest, feeling of lack of oxygen
• Unpredictable and abrupt change in body weight
• Worsening of mood
• Migraines and headaches
• Diarrhea
• Hearing loss, ringing in the ears

This list does not illuminate all the information on notified adverse reactions. Whenever you notice any signs of health deterioration contact the medics for a consultation.

Where can I keep Indocin?

Keep in an opaque container or cabinet. Direct sunlight can start a chemical processes that reduces a shelf life of the product and even might make it harmful. Also, medical drugs actively absorb moisture. Make sure that the storage environment is dry. Safekeeping details are listed on the information leaflet, which you will get when buying Indocin. Check the validity and integrity of the packaging at a pharmacy or order Indocin online with international shipping. Beware of expired products.