Points of interest:
* Do not take aspirin for pain relief while using Celebrex.
* Do not take Celebrex if you are dehydrate, due to severe vomiting or diarrhea.
* Stop Celebrex and tell your doctor immediately if you develop swollen ankles, difficulty in breathing, chest pain, black stools or dark vomit.
Side effects of Celebrex:
* Dyspepsia.
* GI ulceration or bleeding..
* Hypertension.
Cautions:
* Upper gastrointestinal complications mostly at risk of developing GIT complications with NSAIDS.
* Significant risk factors for cardiovascular events.
* History of cardiac failure, left ventricular dysfunction or hypertension, and with patients with preexisting edema from any reason.
* Concomitant administration of celecoxib with acetylsalicylic acid, there is increased risk of GI adverse effect.
* Maintain Medical appropriate supervision in elderly patients with compromised renal or hepatic function.
* May mask fever and other signs of inflammation and may cause renal toxicity.
* Contraindicated in patients with active peptic ulceration/ GI bleeding.
* Contraindicated in patients with active sulfonamide sensitivity.
* Contraindicated in patients with severe hepatic dysfunction.
* Contraindicated in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
* Contraindicated in patients with renal impairment.
* Contraindicated in patients with congestive heart failure.
* Contraindicated in patients with ischemic heart disease.
Interactions of Celebrex:
* Digoxin: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents may increase the serum concentration of Digoxin.
* Loop Diuretics: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents may diminish the diuretic effect of Loop Diuretics. Loop Diuretics may enhance the nephrotoxic effect of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents.
* Rifampicin: plasma concentration of celecoxib reduced by rifampicin.
* Coumarins: enhanced anticoagulant effect of coumarins.
Indications:
Celebrex capsules used for:
* Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
* Ankylosing spondylitis.
* Relief of chronic musculoskeletal pain.
* Relief of acute pain.
* Acute gouty arthritis.
Size :
30 Caps
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