Comparative Pharmacology
Head-to-head clinical analysis: IBU versus INDOCIN SR.
Peer-Reviewed Evidence
Head-to-head clinical analysis: IBU versus INDOCIN SR.
IBU vs INDOCIN SR
Comparing the clinical profiles, pharmacokinetic behaviors, and safety indices of these two therapeutic agents.
Non-selective inhibitor of cyclooxygenase (COX-1 and COX-2), decreasing prostaglandin synthesis, thereby reducing inflammation, pain, and fever.
Indomethacin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that inhibits cyclooxygenase (COX-1 and COX-2) enzymes, reducing synthesis of prostaglandins, which mediate inflammation, pain, and fever. It also has a direct effect on renal blood flow and platelet aggregation.
200-800 mg orally every 6-8 hours as needed; maximum 3200 mg/day. For OTC use: 200-400 mg every 4-6 hours; max 1200 mg/day.
75 mg orally once daily, extended-release capsules.
None Documented
None Documented
Terminal elimination half-life: 2-4 hours in adults; prolonged in neonates (30 hours) and elderly (up to 6 hours). No accumulation with recommended dosing due to short t½.
Clinical Note
moderateEribulin + Digoxin
"Eribulin may decrease the cardiotoxic activities of Digoxin."
Clinical Note
moderateEribulin + Digitoxin
"Eribulin may decrease the cardiotoxic activities of Digitoxin."
Clinical Note
moderateEribulin + Deslanoside
"Eribulin may decrease the cardiotoxic activities of Deslanoside."
Clinical Note
moderateEribulin + Acetyldigitoxin
"Eribulin may decrease the cardiotoxic activities of Acetyldigitoxin."
Terminal half-life is 4.5 hours (range 2.6-11.2 hours) in young adults; prolonged in elderly (up to 16 hours) and in patients with renal or hepatic impairment.
Renal (90% as conjugated metabolites, 10% unchanged), biliary/fecal (minor, <5%)
Approximately 50% renal (as unchanged drug and metabolites, primarily glucuronide conjugates), 33% biliary/fecal. Indomethacin undergoes enterohepatic recirculation.
Category C
Category C
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug (NSAID)
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug (NSAID)