What is Celebrex?
Similar to Vioxx, Celebrex is a COX-2 inhibitor belonging to the drug class nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Like Vioxx, Celebrex was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …
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What is the COX enzyme?
The cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme has two forms: COX-1 and COX-2. COX-1 is found in a lot of cells all the time, notably the lining of the stomach where it regulates acid production. COX-2 is not …
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What is the problem with Celebrex?
It has been recently found that Celebrex, like the other COX-2 inhibitors Vioxx and Bextra increases the risk of heart attacks by 2.5 times, as well as strokes and blood clots. Among the …
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What are the Celebrex side effects?
The ones causing the biggest uproar are the greatly increased risk of heart attack, and the increased risk of stroke and blood clots because those indicate overall safety concern with an entire …
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What are NSAIDs?
NSAIDs are a large group of drugs that have pain-relieving (analgesic) and fever reducing (antipyretic) effects, as well as the effect of reducing inflammation when used over time. The …
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