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Celebrex
- Celecoxib(sell
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Why is this medication
prescribed?
Celebrex is used to relieve the pain,
tenderness, inflammation (swelling), and stiffness caused by arthritis and
to treat painful menstrual periods and pain from other causes. It is also
used to reduce the number of polyps in the colon and rectum in patients
with a disease called familial adenomatous polposis. Celebrex is in a
class of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) called COX-2
inhibitors. It works by stopping the body's production of a substance that
causes pain and inflammation. COX-2 inhibitors may cause less stomach
bleeding and ulcers than similar medications.
How should this medicine be
used?
Celebrex comes as a capsule to take by mouth.
It is usually taken once or twice a day with or without food. For the
treatment of familial adenomatous polposis, Celebrex is taken twice a day
with food. To help you remember to take Celebrex, take it around the same
time every day. Follow the directions on your prescription label
carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do
not understand. Take Celebrex exactly as directed. Do not take more or
less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
Other uses for this medicine
This medication may be prescribed for other
uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
What special precautions
should I follow?
Before taking Celebrex,
tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to Celebrex, aspirin
or other NSAIDs such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and naproxen (Aleve,
Naprosyn), sulfa drugs, or any other medications.
tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription
medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you
are taking. Be sure to mention any of the following: angiotensin-converting
enzyme (ACE) inhibitors such as benazepril (Lotensin), captopril (Capoten),
enalapril (Vasotec), fosinopril (Monopril), lisinopril (Prinivil,
Zestril), moexipril (Univasc), perindopril (Aceon), quinapril (Accupril),
ramipril (Altace), and trandolapril (Mavik); anticoagulants ('blood
thinners') such as warfarin (Coumadin); aspirin; diuretics ('water
pills'); fluconazole (Diflucan); lithium (Eskalith, Lithobid); and oral
steroids such as dexamethasone (Decadron, Dexone), methylprednisolone (Medrol),
and prednisone (Deltasone). Your doctor may need to change the doses of
your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
tell your doctor if you smoke or drink large amounts of alcohol and if
you have or have ever had liver or kidney disease; heart failure; high
blood pressure; asthma; or any stomach problems, including ulcers or
bleeding.
tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are
breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking Celebrex, call your
doctor.
if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or
dentist that you are taking Celebrex.
What special dietary
instructions should I follow?
Unless your doctor tells you otherwise,
continue your normal diet.
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