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  • n  a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Indocin)

  • Treatment begins with aspirin (followed in some cases by indomethacin or phenylbutazone but no hormones) to ease the pain, then heat, applied by moist packs, and physiotherapy.
  • PPA, alone or together with other drugs, such as monoamine oxidase inhibitors (antidepressants) or indomethacin (an antiarthritic), can induce severe episodes of hypertension.
  • To help correct the condition, the children were given the drug indomethacin, which decreases the body's production of a chemical that keeps the shunt open.
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