indomethacin
- n a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Indocin)
- Treatment begins with aspirin (followed in some cases by indomethacin or phenylbutazone but no hormones) to ease the pain, then heat, applied by moist packs, and physiotherapy.
- PPA, alone or together with other drugs, such as monoamine oxidase inhibitors (antidepressants) or indomethacin (an antiarthritic), can induce severe episodes of hypertension.
- To help correct the condition, the children were given the drug indomethacin, which decreases the body's production of a chemical that keeps the shunt open.