Indometacin

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

UK matches:

• Indometacin Capsules 25mg, 50mg (Actavis UK Ltd)
• Indometacin Suppositories 100mg (Actavis UK Ltd)
• Indometacin Capsules BP 25mg (Goldshield plc) (SPC)
• Indometacin Capsules BP 25mg (Actavis UK Ltd) (SPC)
• Indometacin Capsules BP 50mg (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C01EB03,M01AB01,M02AA23,S01BC01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000053-86-1

Chemical Formula

C19-H16-Cl-N-O4

Molecular Weight

357

Therapeutic Categories

Analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory agent

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID

Chemical Name

1H-Indole-3-acetic acid, 1-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methyl-

Foreign Names

• Indometacinum (Latin)
• Indometacin (German)
• Indométacine (French)
• Indometacina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Indometacin (OS: BAN, JAN)
• Indometacina (OS: DCIT)
• Indométacine (OS: DCF)
• Indomethacin (OS: USAN)
• MK 615 (IS)
• TVX 2322 (IS)
• Indometacin (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 5, Ph. Int. 4, JP XIV)
• Indométacine (PH: Ph. Eur. 5)
• Indometacinum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 5)
• Indomethacin (PH: USP 32)
• Indometacin Farnesil (OS: JAN)
• Indometacine, comp. with N-methylglucamine (IS)
• Indomethacin Sodium (OS: USAN)
• Indomethacin Sodium (PH: USP 32)

Brand Names

• Aconip
  First Chemical IndustryDaiichi Yakuhin Sankyo, Japan



• Adco-Indogel
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Adco-Indomethacin
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Agilex
  Mertens, Argentina



• Agilisin
  Sankyo, Brazil



• Aldomet
  Iroko Pharmaceuticals, United States



• Aliviosin
  Alacan, Spain



• Antalgin
  Medix, Mexico



• Apo-Indometacin
  Apotex, Vietnam



• Apo-Indomethacin
  Apotex, Canada



• Apo-Indomethacine
  Apotex, Vietnam



• Arthrexin
  Alphapharm, Australia; Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa; Pacific, New Zealand



• Artri Medical (Indometacin and Adenosine Phosphate)
  Medical, Spain



• Artrinovo
  Llorens, Spain



• Asmo ID
  Nichi-Iko PharmaceuticalJMA, Japan



• Betacin
  Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Bonidon
  Mepha, Bahrain; Mepha, Oman



• Catlep
  Teikoku Seiyaku, Japan



• Cevimin
  Flupal, Venezuela



• Chrono-Indocid
  H.A.C. Pharma, France



• Confortid
  Actavis, Denmark; Actavis, Norway; Actavis, Sweden; Alpharma, Iceland; Dumex, United Arab Emirates; Dumex, Egypt; Dumex, Ethiopia; Dumex, Iraq; Dumex, Jordan; Dumex, Kuwait; Dumex, Lebanon; Dumex, Libya; Dumex, Qatar; Dumex, Saudi Arabia; Dumex, Sudan; Dumex, Yemen



• Cu Algesic (veterinary use)
  Nature Vet, Australia; Vetpharm, New Zealand



• Dolcidium
  SMB, Belgium; SMB, Luxembourg



• Dolcispray
  Galenica, Greece



• Dolovin
  Atral, Portugal



• Elmetacin
  Ciclum, Portugal; Daiichi Sankyo, Latvia; Medinova, Switzerland; Medinova, Thailand; Pharmafrica, South Africa; Sankyo, United Arab Emirates; Sankyo, Bahrain; Sankyo, Estonia; Sankyo, Egypt; Sankyo, Jordan; Sankyo, Lebanon; Sankyo, Lithuania; Sankyo, Luxembourg; Sankyo, Oman; Sankyo, Poland; Sankyo, Saudi Arabia; Sankyo, Yemen; Stada, Czech Republic; Stada, Slovakia



• Endol
  Deva, Turkey



• Farcomethacin
  Pharco, Bahrain



• Fiacin (Indometacin and Prednisone)
  Biosarto, Spain



• Flamecid
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Flogoter
  Estedi, Spain



• Fortathrin
  Gap, Greece



• Hapstar ID
  Oishi Koseido, Japan; Teikoku Medix, Japan



• Havrix
  GlaxoSmithKline, Greece



• I.M.
  Montpellier, Argentina



• Idicin
  Indian D & P, India



• Idomethine Kowa
  Kowa Souyaku, Japan



• Inacid Topico
  McNeil, Spain



• Inacid
  Merck Sharp & Dohme, Spain



• Indacin
  Banyu Seiyaku, Japan



• Indaflex
  Andromaco, Mexico



• Indanet
  Bruluart, Mexico



• Inderanic
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Inderapollon
  Mayado Seiyaku, Japan



• Indo EDO
  Chauvin, Germany



• Indo Top-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Indo
  Beacons, Singapore



• Indobene retard
  Ratiopharm, Austria



• Indobene
  Ratiopharm, Czech Republic; Ratiopharm, Hungary; Ratiopharm, Slovakia



• Indobiotic (Indometacin and Gentamicin)
  Chauvin, France



• Indocap
  Asiatic Lab, Bangladesh; Globe, Bangladesh; Jagson Pal, India



• Indocid
  Algorithm, Bahrain; Aspen, Australia; H.A.C. Pharma, France; Johnson & Johnson, Italy; Merck, Egypt; Merck Sharp & Dhome, Oman; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Netherlands Antilles; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Austria; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Aruba; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Barbados; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Belgium; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Bahrain; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Brazil; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Bahamas; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Belize; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Ethiopia; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Hong Kong; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Iceland; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Jamaica; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Cayman Islands; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Luxembourg; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Mexico; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Netherlands; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Peru; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Portugal; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Trinidad & Tobago; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Taiwan; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Venezuela; Merck Sharp & Dome, Dominican Republic; MSD, Switzerland; MSD, Finland; MSD, Norway



• Indocin
  Iroko Pharmaceuticals, United States; Lundbeck, United States; Sandoz, United States



• Indocine
  Siphat, Tunisia



• Indocolir
  Abdi Ibrahim, Turkey; Chauvin, Germany



• Indocollirio
  Bausch & Lomb, Italy



• Indocollyre
  Bausch & Lomb, Portugal; Chauvin, Austria; Chauvin, Belgium; Chauvin, Bulgaria; Chauvin, Czech Republic; Chauvin, France; Chauvin, Hungary; Chauvin, Israel; Chauvin, Luxembourg; Chauvin, Netherlands; Chauvin, Romania; Chauvin, Serbia; Chauvin, Singapore; Chauvin, Tunisia; Chauvin Bausch & Lomb, Hong Kong; Chauvin Laboratories, Poland



• Indocontin
  Mundipharma, China



• Indo-CT
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Indoflam
  Recon, Sri Lanka



• Indogesic
  Dar-Al-Dawa, United Arab Emirates; Dar-Al-Dawa, Bahrain; Dar-Al-Dawa, Iraq; Dar-Al-Dawa, Jordan; Dar-Al-Dawa, Kuwait; Dar-Al-Dawa, Lebanon; Dar-Al-Dawa, Libya; Dar-Al-Dawa, Nigeria; Dar-Al-Dawa, Oman; Dar-Al-Dawa, Qatar; Dar-Al-Dawa, Saudi Arabia; Dar-Al-Dawa, Sudan; Dar-Al-Dawa, Somalia; Dar-Al-Dawa, Tunisia; Dar-Al-Dawa, Yemen; TRB, Argentina



• Indolag
  Lagap Pharma, Ethiopia



• Indolan
  Laprophan, Tunisia



• Indolgina
  Uriach, Costa Rica; Uriach, Spain; Uriach, Guatemala; Uriach, Honduras; Uriach, Nicaragua; Uriach, Panama; Uriach, El Salvador



• Indom
  Alfa Intes, Italy



• Indomax
  Ziska, Bangladesh



• Indome
  Sawai Seiyaku, Japan



• Indomed
  Merck Sharp & Dohme, Israel



• Indomelan
  Lannacher, Austria



• Indomelol
  Senju Seiyaku, Japan



• Indomen
  Yung Shin, Singapore



• Indomet Heumann
  Heumann, Germany



• Indomet
  Opsonin, Bangladesh; Opsonin, Bangladesh



• Indometacin Actavis
  Actavis, Lithuania; Actavis, Latvia; Balkanpharma, Bulgaria



• Indometacin AL
  Aliud, Germany



• Indometacin BC
  Berlin-Chemie, Germany



• Indometacin Berlin-Chemie
  Berlin-Chemie, Czech Republic; Berlin-Chemie, Russian Federation; Berlin-Chemie, Slovakia



• Indometacin Gel/Oint
  Actavis, Georgia



• Indometacin Helvepharm
  Helvepharm, Switzerland



• Indometacin MK
  Mark, Romania



• Indometacin Sandoz
  Sandoz, Germany



• Indometacin Sopharma
  Briz, Latvia; Sopharma, Bulgaria; Sopharma, Russian Federation



• Indometacin Tabl.
  Actavis, Georgia



• Indometacin
  Actavis, United Kingdom; Actavis, Russian Federation; Antibiotice, Romania; Arena, Romania; Belupo, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Belupo, Croatia (Hrvatska); Belupo, Serbia; Belupo, Slovenia; Borisov, Georgia; Europharm, Romania; Hyperion, Romania; Laropharm, Romania; Magistra, Romania; Ozone Laboratories, Romania; Rompharm, Russian Federation; Stirolbiofarm, Latvia



• Indometacina Genfar
  Genfar, Peru



• Indometacina Iqfarma
  Iqfarma, Peru



• Indometacina MK
  Bonima, Costa Rica



• Indometacina Richmond
  Richmond, Argentina



• Indometacina
  Bestpharma, Chile; Farmo Quimica, Chile; Rider, Chile



• Indometacin-Akri
  Akrihin, Russian Federation



• Indometacin-Biosyntez
  Biosintez, Russian Federation



• Indometacine A
  Apothecon, Netherlands



• Indometacine Actavis
  Actavis, Netherlands



• indometacine Apotex
  Apotex Europe, Netherlands



• Indometacine CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Indometacine FLX
  Accord Healthcare, Netherlands



• Indometacine Katwijk
  Apotex Europe, Netherlands



• Indometacine PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Indometacine Ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Indometacine Sandoz
  Sandoz, Netherlands



• Indometacine
  Lagap, Netherlands; Wise, Netherlands



• Indometacínový
  Vulm, Slovakia



• Indometacinum
  Sanofi-Aventis, Hungary



• Indomethacin Suppositories
  G & W, United States; PD-RX, United States



• Indomethacin Synco
  Synco, Hong Kong



• Indomethacin Vida
  Vida, Hong Kong



• Indomethacin
  Avanthi, Inc., United States; Clonmel, United States; Inwood, United States; Magistra, Georgia; Misr, Bahrain; Mylan, United States; Par, United States; Pharco Pharmaceuticals, Ethiopia; Pliva, United States; Sandoz, United States; Sopharma, Georgia; Teva USA, United States; URL, United States



• Indometin
  Orion, Finland



• Indomet-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany; Ratiopharm, Estonia; Ratiopharm, Lithuania; Ratiopharm, Luxembourg; Ratiopharm, Latvia; Ratiopharm, Taiwan



• Indomicin
  Unibios Laboratories, Ethiopia



• Indomin
  Hikma, United Arab Emirates; Hikma, Bahrain; Hikma, Egypt; Hikma, Iraq; Hikma, Jordan; Hikma, Kuwait; Hikma, Lebanon; Hikma, Libya; Hikma, Oman; Hikma, Qatar; Hikma, Saudi Arabia; Hikma, Sudan; Hikma, Syria; Hikma, Yemen



• Indonilo
  Sigma Tau, Spain



• Indonol
  Yutoku Yakuhin, Japan



• Indo-paed
  1A Pharma, Germany



• Indopal
  Opalia, Tunisia



• Indophtal
  Bausch & Lomb Swiss, Switzerland



• Indorem
  Remedica, Cyprus; Remedica, Kenya; Remedica, Malta; Remedica, Oman; Remedica, Sudan; Remedica, Zimbabwe



• Indosan
  Shiba, Yemen



• Indosin Gel
  Sintofarm, Romania



• Indotard
  CTS, Israel



• Indotex
  Rontag, Argentina



• Indovis
  CTS, Israel



• Indoxen
  Sigma Tau, Italy



• Indoxyl
  Jayson, Bangladesh



• Indylon
  Medochemie, Bangladesh; Medochemie, Bahrain; Medochemie, Sri Lanka; Medochemie, Oman; Medochemie, Sudan



• Inflacin
  Rephco, Bangladesh



• Inmecin
  Nisshin Seiyaku - Yamagata, Japan



• Inmed
  Lerd Singh, Myanmar



• Inmetan
  Sandoz, Japan



• Innamit
  Nichi-Iko PharmaceuticalJMA, Japan



• Inside
  Hisamitsu, Japan



• Inteban
  Dainippon, Taiwan; Dainippon Sumitomo, Japan



• Inteban SP
  Dainippon Sumitomo, Japan



• Intedaru
  Choseido Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Intenacin
  Harasawa Seiyaku, Japan



• Intenurse
  Toko Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Intobutaz
  Demo, Greece



• Itapredin
  Rafarm, Greece; Rafarma, Ethiopia



• Klonametacina
  Klonal, Argentina



• Korifumecin
  Towa Seiyaku - Wakayama, Japan



• Laction
  Teika SeiyakuTeyaca, Japan



• Luiflex
  Stada, Austria



• Malival
  Silanes, Dominican Republic; Silanes, Honduras; Silanes, Mexico; Silanes, El Salvador



• Meithocid
  Gaco, Bangladesh



• Metacen
  Promedica, Italy



• Methacin
  Nipa, Bangladesh; Unifarm, Peru



• Methocaps
  CAPS Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Metindol
  GlaxoSmithKline, Poland; ICN, Lithuania; ICN, Latvia; ICN, Poland; Polfa Warszawa, Poland



• Mikametan
  Mikasa Seiyaku, Japan



• Mobilat Schmerzspray
  Stada, Germany



• Moviflex
  Deutsche Pharma, Peru; Luitpold, Peru



• Nu-Indo
  Nu-Pharm, Canada



• Pardelprin
  Actavis, United Kingdom



• Proarisin
  Maeda Yakuhin, Japan



• ratio-Indometacin
  ratiopharm, Canada



• Reumacap
  Aristopharma, Bangladesh



• Reumacid
  Remek, Greece



• Reumacide
  Vitoria, Portugal



• Reusin Topico
  Stada, Spain



• Rheubalmin
  Carl Hoernecke Magdeburg, Germany



• Rheumacin
  Pacific, New Zealand



• Rindocin
  Apex, Bangladesh



• Rothacin
  Julphar, Oman; Julphar, Tunisia



• Salodan
  Tatsumi Kagaku, Japan



• Sandoz Indomethacin
  Sandoz, South Africa



• Serastar
  Kyukyu Yakuhin, Japan



• Servimeta
  Novartis, Bangladesh



• SPMC Indomethacin
  SPMC, Sri Lanka



• Sportflex
  NeoCare, Belgium



• Sulon
  Health Chemical, Taiwan



• Tendinyl
  West Pharma, Tunisia



• Tenporal
  Showa Yakuhin Kako, Japan



• Trap-On
  Fuji Capseru, Japan



• Uniof
  Roster, Peru



• Vi-Gel
  Diamond, Philippines



• Vonum
  Gerot, Austria; Winthrop, Czech Republic



• Zempack
  Kyukyu Yakuhin, Japan



• Dialon
  Eisai, Indonesia



• Infree
  Eisai, Japan; Eisai, Philippines



• Infree S
  Eisai, Japan



• Liometacen
  Chiesi, Cyprus; Chiesi, Egypt; Chiesi, Jordan; Chiesi, Kuwait; Chiesi, Lebanon; Chiesi, Saudi Arabia; Chiesi, Syria; Promedica, Italy



• Confortid
  Alpharma, Iceland; Dumex, United Arab Emirates; Dumex, Egypt; Dumex, Iraq; Dumex, Jordan; Dumex, Kuwait; Dumex, Lebanon; Dumex, Libya; Dumex, Qatar; Dumex, Saudi Arabia; Dumex, Sudan; Dumex, Yemen



• Inacid DAP
  Merck Sharp & Dohme, Spain



• Indocid
  Healthcare Logistics, New Zealand; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Hong Kong; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Ireland; Ovation, United Kingdom; Ovation, Netherlands; PharmaLink, Australia



• Indocin I.V.
  Lundbeck, United States



• Indometacina Lafedar
  Lafedar, Argentina



• Indomethacin Sodium
  Bedford, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
SPC	Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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