Nearly a decade after reports first surfaced linking the prescription pain reliever celecoxib (Celebrex) to an increased risk of heart attack, and two years after the American Heart Association ...
Celebrex (celecoxib) and ibuprofen are both classified as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Both are commonly ...
The study group received a single 400 mg dose of celecoxib, one hour before surgery, and 200 mg of celecoxib every 12 hours for five days, along with patient-controlled analgesic (PCA) morphine.
[8] Celecoxib 200mg and slow-release diclofenac 75mg were both administered twice daily for 24 weeks to patients with stable rheumatoid arthritis of ≥6 months' duration. Both drugs reduced the ...