Can Indomethacin Treat Gout?

Indomethacin can help relieve pain symptoms during gout attacks, but it can not cure gout.

Gout refers to joint pain caused by hyperuricemia. When acute attacks occur, you can feel the skin temperature of the affected joints increase and pain is obvious. Indomethacin is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that can help relieve fever and pain. Indomethacin is used to relieve pain in acute gout. However, once gout is diagnosed, it cannot be cured and needs long-term management. Therefore, indomethacin can only be used to improve pain symptoms of gout. It cannot fundamentally cure gout.