Comparing Naprosyn vs Indocin
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Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Back Pain, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Bursitis, Aseptic Necrosis, Muscle Pain, Chronic Myofascial Pain, Costochondritis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis, Dysautonomia, Fever... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Back Pain, Bursitis, Bartter Syndrome, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Cluster Headaches, Frozen Shoulder, Gitelman Syndrome, Gout - Acute, Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis, Osteoarthritis... View more |
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| More about Naprosyn (naproxen) | More about Indocin (indomethacin) | ||||||||
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Naprosyn has an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from a total of 33 ratings on Drugs.com. 48% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
Indocin has an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from a total of 29 ratings on Drugs.com. 72% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 17% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||
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| Other naproxen brands include: Aflaxen, Aleve, Aleve Back and Muscle Pain, All Day Pain Relief, All Day Relief, Anaprox-DS, Comfort Pac with Naproxen, EC-Naprosyn, Flanax Pain Reliever, Midol Extended Relief, Naprelan, Naproxen Sodium DS, Pamprin All Day Relief View more | Other indomethacin brands include: Indocin IV, Indocin SR, Tivorbex | ||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
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18 hours |
4.5 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
Prior To 30 Weeks Gestation
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
Starting At 30 Weeks Gestation See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||
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A total of 474 drugs are known to interact with Naprosyn:
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A total of 429 drugs are known to interact with Indocin:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||
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March 11, 1976 |
June 10, 1965 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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