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What is Celebrex? Celebrex (also known as celecoxib) is a non-steroidal antiinflammatory approved to relieve the pain, swelling and stiffness of osteoarthritis and adult rheumatoid arthritis. It is an experimental drug in the treatment of ALS/MND, theorised to work down inflammatory immune pathways. Read more...Click to read more below

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Pfizer's Celebrex site


Reasons Taken

159 patients in the community are taking or have taken Celebrex.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 48 30%
Pain 47 29%
Slow my ALS progress 10 6%
Stiffness/spasticity 7 4%
General health 5 3%
Arthritis 4 2%
disease-related symptoms 4 2%
Back pain 2 1%
Depression 1 <1%
joint inflammation 1 <1%
Cramps 1 <1%
Psoriatic Arthritis 1 <1%
Bladder problems 1 <1%
Muscle tension 1 <1%
Don't know 1 <1%
Mobility 1 <1%
Support another treatment 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Celebrex.

  0 mg Daily 200 mg As needed 20 mg Daily 50 mg Daily 60 mg Daily 100 mg Daily 200 mg Daily 200 mg Weekly 400 mg Daily 600 mg Daily
  8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 15 Number of Patients: 15 52 Number of Patients: 52 1 Number of Patients: 1 28 Number of Patients: 28 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Celebrex or how long patients were taking Celebrex before stopping.

Currently taking Celebrex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
10
7
9
7
42

Stopped taking Celebrex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
6
9
8
8
10
Why Patients Stopped Taking Celebrex (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 21 46% Did not seem to work: 46%
Side effects too severe 10 22% Side effects too severe: 22%
Other 9 20% Other: 20%
Doctor's advice 6 13% Doctor's advice: 13%
Course of treatment ended 6 13% Course of treatment ended: 13%
Expense 2 4% Expense: 4%
Not indicated 2 4% Not indicated: 4%
Personal research 1 2% Personal research: 2%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 21 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 56% 5
Moderate 22% 2
None 11% 1
Can't tell 11% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 10% 2
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 10% 2
None 81% 17

Top reported side-effects include: Mood swings, bleeding, aggrivated stomach ulser

Summary results are based on 21 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 21)

  • kleeko
    Sex: F
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • kleeko
  • by kleeko
    Aug 19, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other

  • mamamia
    Sex: F
    Mouth/throat: moderate
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: mild
    See profile
  • mamamia
  • by mamamia
    Feb 11, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Mobility

See all evaluation results for Celebrex



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