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About Celebrex
Arthritis pain does not have to destroy your lifestyle. You don't have to let joint pain and inflamation keep you from enjoying the things you used to do. Celebrex
CELEBREX blocks the action of the COX-2 enzyme that plays a key role in pain and inflammation. CELEBREX was the first COX-2 specific inhibitor approved for treating the pain, inflammation, and stiffness that accompanies arthritis (both Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis). And today, CELEBREX treats a broad range of painful conditions, including Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, acute pain, and painful menstrual cramps (primary dysmenorrhea) in adults.
How to use Celebrex
Your doctor or healthcare professional will tell you how to take Celebrex.
You should continue to take Celebrex as prescribed even when you are feeling better. Celebrex can be taken with or without food. Celebrex capsules come in two strengths: 100 mg and 200 mg.
The recommended dose for OA is 200 mg a day, which may be taken as a single 200-mg dose or as a 100-mg dose twice a day. The recommended dose for RA is 100 mg to 200 mg, twice a day.
Celebrex Side Effects
Along with its beneficial effects, Celebrex may occasionally cause some undesirable reactions, especially when used for a long time or in large doses.
Elderly, frail or debilitated patients often seem to experience more frequent or more severe side effects. Although these side effects are not common, when they do occur they may require medical attention. No substantial differences in safety and effectiveness of Celebrex were observed between elderly and younger subjects. However, greater sensitivity of some older patients cannot be ruled out.
Contraindications
CELEBREX is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to celecoxib.
CELEBREX should not be given to patients who have demonstrated allergic-type reactions to sulfonamides.
CELEBREX should not be given to patients who have experienced asthma, urticaria, or allergic-type reactions after taking aspirin or other NSAIDs. Severe, rarely fatal, anaphylactic-like reactions to NSAIDs have been reported in such patients (see WARNINGS - Anaphylactoid REACTIONS, and PRECAUTIONS - Preexisting Asthma).
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