Indometacin
2-[1-(4-Chlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methylindol-3-yl]acetic acid
Drag to rotate. Structure from PubChem CID 3715.
Background
Listing
- Schedules
- Schedule 1 to 3, conditions apply
- Source
- Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026
Registered medicines
The ingredient index links no registered medicine to Indometacin (register of 13 September 2026).
Counted through the register's ingredient index, which does not reach every record.
Regulatory status
Where S1 to S3 sits on the scale
Depends on which listing applies
At the least restrictive, Schedule 1: sold by a pharmacist, no doctor's prescription needed. At the most restrictive, Schedule 3: needs a doctor's prescription, dispensed by a pharmacist. The listings below say which applies to which form, strength or pack size.
Schedule S1 to S3, as the Consolidated Schedules list it.
Who may supply: A pharmacist dispensing against a written or verbal prescription from an authorised prescriber; a veterinarian, who may also prescribe, compound or dispense it directly; a medical practitioner or dentist, who may prescribe it and may compound or dispense it directly only if licensed under section 22C(1)(a); manufacturers and wholesalers may supply people who may lawfully possess it; and, for animal treatment, a person practising a para-veterinary profession, on a veterinarian's written or verbal instruction.
Consolidated Schedules listings for Indometacin
S3: Indometacin
- except for application to the skin (S1), and
- except for the emergency treatment of acute gout attacks (S2).
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, lines 3782 to 3786
S2: Indometacin
- when intended for the emergency treatment of acute gout attacks; (S3)
- except when intended for application to the skin; (S1)
- except when intended for veterinary use. (S3)
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, lines 2167 to 2173
S1: Indometacin
- when intended for application to the skin; (S3)
- except when intended for the emergency treatment of acute gout attacks; (S2)
- except when intended for veterinary use. (S3)
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, lines 554 to 564
This is an informational summary of the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 and its 2017 General Regulations. It is not medical advice and not legal advice. Always check the medicine's label, which carries the schedule number inside a square border, or ask a pharmacist if you are unsure.