 Acemetacin has proven effective in the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and other kinds of rheumatoid inflammation, as well as in post-operative and post-traumatic pain and attack of gout.Application of a single dose of acemetacin for post-operative pain is not well supported by studies.Contraindications are basically the same as with other NSAIDs