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- noun Alternative spelling of
indomethacin .
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Examples
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- Do not combine with other anti-inflammatory drugs (aspirin, indometacin).
Chapter 4 1993
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- Ibuprofen has less anti-inflammatory activity than indometacin, but is better tolerated in the long term.
Chapter 4 1993
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The most popular tocolytics include beta agonists and nifedipine-a smooth muscle relaxer, which works on the uterine muscles-atosiban, and indometacin-a labor hormone inhibitor, according to the study.
NewsInferno 2009
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News and World report, the study involved 28 hospitals; atosiban was used in 42 percent of the cases, nifedipine in 24 percent, beta agonists in 14 percent, and indometacin in eight percent.
NewsInferno 2009
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No serious reactions were reported for atosiban or indometacin.
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Drugs most often used include beta agonists and nifedipine (to relax smooth muscles including the uterus) and atosiban and indometacin (to inhibit hormones involved in labour).
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The most commonly used drug was atosiban (42\%), followed by nifedipine (34\%), beta agonists (14\%), and indometacin (8\%).
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The findings give doctors the promise of a non-drug treatment option for pain sufferers unable to tolerate indometacin, the standard medication known to cause stomach bleeding in some patients.
Media Newswire 2008
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