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What is Celebrex?

Celebrex is the brand name for celecoxib, a non-steroidal antiinflammatory used to relieve the pain, swelling and stiffness of osteoarthritis and adult rheumatoid arthritis; to treat of primary dysmenorrhea; and to reduce intestinal polyps in the inherited disorder adenomatous polyposis.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
4 8%
Moderate
4 8%
Mild
5 10%
None
35 73%

Most commonly reported side effects

Headaches
5 10%
Mood swings
3 6%
feeling of heart pounding throughout body
2 4%
upset stomach
2 4%
aggrivated stomach ulser
2 4%
bleeding
1 2%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Celebrex. See all 14 dosages ►

  100mg as needed 200mg as needed 50mg as needed daily 20 mg daily 400 mg every other week 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 401 mg daily 400 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 19 Number of Patients: 19 1 Number of Patients: 1 25 Number of Patients: 25 97 Number of Patients: 97 1 Number of Patients: 1 53 Number of Patients: 53 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Celebrex (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
41 42% Did not seem to work: 42%
Side effects too severe
24 24% Side effects too severe: 24%
Doctor's advice
15 15% Doctor's advice: 15%
Other
12 12% Other: 12%
Expense
8 8% Expense: 8%
Course of treatment ended
8 8% Course of treatment ended: 8%
Personal research
4 4% Personal research: 4%
Not indicated
2 2% Not indicated: 2%

See all 94 patients who’ve stopped taking Celebrex

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Celebrex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
7
9
25
12
66

Stopped Taking Celebrex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
12
13
14
15
15
24

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
42 88%
Usually
5 10%
Sometimes
1 2%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
4 8%
Somewhat
5 10%
A little
3 6%
Not at all
36 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
8 17%
$25-49
7 15%
< $25
15 31%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.