INDOMETHACIN FDA MedWatch Voluntary U.S. Reports Summary
These tables and charts are created from 418 U.S. reports for INDOMETHACIN (INDOMETHACIN) voluntarily reported by individuals directly to the FDA via the MedWatch Reporting System from 2004 through July 30, 2026. Events listed on this page represent serious and often rare adverse events
reported to the FDA, and often do not represent typical side effects for the medication. Find common side effects on the most recent
official drug label.
For a summary of adverse events including mandatory reports submitted by pharmaceutical companies (all countries and all reporter types) to the FAERS database, View FDA FAERS INDOMETHACIN Report.
Top Adverse Events Reported with INDOMETHACIN (from U.S. FDA Medwatch Reports)
Side Effect # of FDA Reports 1 NAUSEA 28 2 DIZZINESS 24 3 SHORTNESS OF BREATH 21 4 FATIGUE 20 5 HEADACHE 19 6 DRUG INEFFECTIVE 18 7 ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 16 8 CHEST PAIN 14 9 PAIN 14 10 THERAPY CESSATION 14 11 VOMITING 14 12 GASTRIC HAEMORRHAGE 13 13 THERAPY INTERRUPTED 13 14 GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING 12 15 LACK OF STRENGTH AND ENERGY (ASTHENIA) 11 16 DEATH 11 17 DIARRHEA 11 18 FALL 11 19 ANXIETY 10 20 ITCHING 10 21 TREMOR 10 22 ANEMIA 9 23 CONDITION AGGRAVATED 9 24 HOSPITALIZATION 9 25 MIGRAINE 9
INDOMETHACIN Total Medwatch Safety Reports by Patient Sex
| Male | Female | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 235 | 169 | 14 | 418 |
| Medwatch Reporter Type | Count |
| Consumer | 132 |
| Physician | 18 |
| Pharmacist | 132 |
| Other Health Professional | 80 |
| Top Indications | |
| Product used for unknown indication | |
| Primary stabbing headache | |
| Hypokalaemia | |
| Cluster headache | |
| JOINT PAIN | |
Type of Outcome Reported
Serious: 323
Not Serious: 95
Note: A serious outcome means the adverse event resulted in death, a life threatening condition, hospitalization, disability, congenital anomaly, or other serious condition.
Suspected Role
Primary Suspect: 418
Concomitant Drugs: 293
Note: A single MedWatch report can list more than one drug. This summary includes INDOMETHACIN identified as the suspect drug or as a concomitantly taken drug.
FDA Safety-Related Labeling Changes
INDOCIN (INDOMETHACIN) Rx Drug:
FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes
INDOMETHACIN (INDOMETHACIN) Rx Drug:
FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes
INDOCIN (INDOMETHACIN SODIUM) Rx Drug:
FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes
TIVORBEX (INDOMETHACIN) Rx Drug:
FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes
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For serious adverse events, report them to the FDA by contacting the drug manufacturer or report directly through the MedWatch voluntary reporting form.
NOTES
This report, created by AskaPatient.com, is derived from U.S. drug-related adverse event cases that were reported directly to the FDA using the voluntary MedWatch online or paper reporting system. MedWatch is the voluntary FDA system for consumers, physicians, and others to directly report adverse reactions. The Medwatch initiative was launched in 1993 as a voluntary reporting program for consumers, physicians and other healthcare practitioners.
After processing the received forms, the FDA adds the MedWatch reports to the FDA Adverse Events Reporting System(or FAERS database.) Click here for the complete FAERS report summary, which includes mandatory reports submitted by pharmaceutical companies (worldwide) combined with the MedWatch reports. MedWatch Reports only represent about 5% of the FAERS database. For more, read "Does the FDA's Rapidly Growing Database of Adverse Events Improve Drug Safety?"
The data in this report was obtained from Open FDA. Data was last updated to include reports through January 27, 2026. The reactions, side effects, or "adverse events," represent up to the 20 most frequently occuring events in the database for a drug related to the event.
Open FDA states that it only includes the most recent version of a case report. It also adds the disclaimer: "Do not rely on Open FDA to make decisions regarding medical care. While we make every effort to ensure that data is accurate, you should assume all results are unvalidated."
FDA uses the "MedDRA" classification system to describe reported adverse
reactions. MedDRA is a standardized medical terminology that facilitates
sharing of regulatory information internationally. In some cases, "patient
friendly" terms for the layman designated by MedDRA have been substituted
for medical jargon. Please
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