sulindac

[ suh-lin-dak ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sulindac¹

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

Example Sentences

“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

From that data, Bartlett concluded that sulindac's design was unreasonably dangerous and defective.

From Reuters

But the jury found the company liable “because sulindac didn’t have a different safety profile, meaning a different ingredient or a different warning.”

From Washington Post

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

Bartlett's doctor prescribed the brand-name Clinoril, and her pharmacist filled it with the generic sulindac.

From Reuters