Pancreatitis and Sulindac

A small number of cases of pancreatitis induced by sulindac (Clinoril; Merck Sharp & Dohme, West Point, Pennsylvania) have been reported.

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Letters and Corrections1 July 1982Pancreatitis and SulindacABDUL N. MEMON, M.D.ABDUL N. MEMON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-97-1-139_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Only recently a few cases of pancreatitis induced by sulindac (Clinoril; Merck Sharp & Dohme, West Point, Pennsylvania) have been reported (1, 2). I write to report an additional case.In October 1979, a 70-year-old woman was hospitalized for the treatment of nausea, vomiting, fever (38.3 °C), and abdominal pain. The patient consumed alcohol only socially. She had begun to take sulindac, 200 mg twice a day for the treatment of erosive osteoarthritis a month before this admission. Her cardiologist had been treating her with tablet Ser-Ap-Es (CIBA Pharmaceutical Company, Summit, New Jersey) once a day for...References1. GOLDSTEINLASKINGINSBERG JDG. Sulindac associated with pancreatitis [Letter]. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93:151. LinkGoogle Scholar2. LILLY E. Pancreatitis after administration of sulindac [Letter]. JAMA. 1981;246:2680. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ABDUL N. MEMON, M.D.Affiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDrugs associated with drug-induced pancreatitis: focus on rarely discussed drugsDrug induced pancreatitis: A systematic review of case reports to determine potential drug associationsDrug-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in AdultsDrug-Induced PancreatitisDrug-Induced Acute Pancreatitis: An Evidence-Based ReviewNewer cyclo-oxygenase-2 selective inhibitors, other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the risk of acute pancreatitisDrug-Induced PancreatitisDrug-Associated Acute Pancreatitis: Twenty-One Years of Spontaneous Reporting in The NetherlandsReview article: Drug-induced pancreatitisDrug-Induced PancreatitisDrug-Induced Acute Pancreatitis4 Drug-induced pancreatitisIncidence of serious side-effects from non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the USARare adverse reactions to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsAdverse reactions to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs diclofenac compared with other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsSulindac Hepatotoxicity: A Case Report and ReviewAseptic necrosis of the talus and calcaneal insufficiency fractures in a patient with pancreatitis, subcutaneous fat necrosis, and arthritis 1 July 1982Volume 97, Issue 1Page: 139-139KeywordsAbdominal painAlcoholsFeversNauseaOsteoarthritisPancreatitisVomiting ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1982 PDF downloadLoading ...