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indomethacin
Sign in to saveAlso known as Indocid®, Indocin®, 1-(p-chlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methylindole-3-acetic acid, Indometacina, {1-[(4-chlorophenyl)carbonyl]-5-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl}acetic acid, Indometacinum, Aconip
Indometacin, also known as indomethacin, is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) commonly used as a prescription medication to reduce fever, pain, stiffness, and swelling from inflammation. It works by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins, endogenous signaling molecules known to cause these symptoms. It does this by inhibiting cyclooxygenase, an enzyme that catalyzes the production of prostaglandins.
Key facts
- Drug.Watchedfields
- changed
- Drug.verifiedrevid
- 460769466
- Drug.image
- Indometacin skeletal formula from xtal 2003.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.width
- 225
- Drug.image2
- Indometacin-from-xtal-2003-ball-and-stick.png
- Drug.image_class2
- bg-transparent
- Drug.USAN
- Indomethacin
- Drug.tradename
- Indocid, Indocin
- Drug.DailyMedID
- Indomethacin
- Drug.pregnancy_AU
- C
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- By mouth, rectal, intravenous, topical
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- C01
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- EB03
- Drug.ATC_supplemental
- , ,
- Drug.legal_AU
- Schedule 4
- Drug.legal_CA
- Rx-only
- Drug.legal_UK
- POM
via Wikipedia infobox
Chemical data
- Formula
- C19H16ClNO4
- Molecular weight
- 357.8 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-[1-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methylindol-3-yl]acetic acid
- SMILES
- CC1=C(C2=C(N1C(=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)Cl)C=CC(=C2)OC)CC(=O)O
- InChIKey
- CGIGDMFJXJATDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.3
- Polar surface area
- 68.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
via PubChem
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Contraindications
- Adverse effects
- Pharmacology
- Mechanism of action
- Society and culture
- Names
- References
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