indomethacin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of indomethacin
First recorded in 1963; indo(le) + meth(yl) + ac(etic) + -in 2
Example Sentences
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Participants found ketorolac helpful 62% of the time, indomethacin was helpful 57% of the time, and diclofenac was helpful 56% of the time.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2023
Researchers were quick to argue that this class-wide ban would cover substances that already exist as medicines, such as the anti-inflammatory drug indomethacin.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2022
Gervais, whose test was negative, said she was elated to receive a provisional diagnosis and even happier shortly after starting a potent anti-inflammatory drug called indomethacin.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2021
Even medium doses of indomethacin and etoricoxib were associated with increased risk, the study said, but there was no evidence that celecoxib increased the risk of admission for heart failure at commonly-used doses.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 28, 2016
They also said the findings concerning indomethacin may not apply to other NSAIDs, such as ibuprofen and aspirin.
From US News ● Feb. 23, 2016
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