<How come it has not been approved in the United States?
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My wife has been prescribed the following medicines, for hip pain due to inflamation:
1. Mobic – active ingredient Meloxicam - in pill form (manf: Boehringer Ingelheim; FDA approved 2000)
2. Indometacin, in spray form, using alcahol base...Thai manufacturer.
I have hunted all over the Net. Lots of warnings about #1, but nothing major, as far as I can tell. Nothing/nada on #2, except what I can get here in Thailand.
curious about anyone having heard of either, from a health perspective. also about #2, from the perspective of Pennsaid. i know: skin spray versus transdermal. but its the active ingredient I am trying to investigate. Has it ever been formally tested in North America?
Thai FDA pharma directory write up says (and note specifically ****):
<Indometacin is used to relieve pain and inflammation in a range of musculoskeletal conditions, including arthritis, gout, back pain and tendinitis. It can also be used to relieve pain and inflammation following orthopaedic (bone) procedures and to relieve period pain.
it is used for:
• A form of arthritis affecting the joints of the spine (ankylosing spondylitis)
• Abdominal pain associated with menstrual periods (dysmenorrhoea)
• Acute gout
• Inflammatory disease of the joints (rheumatoid arthritis)*****
• Osteoarthritis
• Pain and inflammation following orthopaedic (involving bone) procedures
• Painful inflammatory disorders affecting the muscles, bones and joints, eg back pain, tendon inflammation (tendinitis)
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