sulindac

American  

[suh-lin-dak] / səˈlɪn dæk /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a yellow crystalline substance, C 2 0 H 1 7 FO 3 S, that is used as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory in the treatment of certain rheumatic diseases.

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Etymology

Origin of sulindac

sul(finyl) + ind(ene) + ac(etic acid)

Example Sentences

Zell and his colleagues are investigating the preventive power of sulindac combined with eflornithine, a drug that inhibits the creation of polyamines.

From Nature • May 12, 2015

In 2004, after she took the anti-inflammatory drug sulindac at her doctor’s direction to relieve shoulder pain, she developed a rare but known side effect: a form of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, or SJS/TEN.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2013

“Federal law required generic sulindac to have the same ingredients, the same warning and the same safety profile as the branded version,” attorney Jay P. Lefkowitz told the court.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2013

The scientists determined that the body breaks down sulindac into two components, but then got bogged down in a debate about which of these components to pursue.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nichols began calling pharmaceutical houses in the U.S. and Europe, telling them that if they started making sulindac it would save thousands of lives.

From Time Magazine Archive