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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

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

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 45 39%
Pain 31 26%
Slow my ALS progress 10 8%
General health 6 5%
Stiffness/spasticity 5 4%
disease-related symptoms 4 3%
Back pain 2 1%
Depression 1 <1%
Bladder problems 1 <1%
joint inflammation 1 <1%
Muscle tension 1 <1%
Mobility 1 <1%
Don't know 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Celebrex.

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  0 mg day 0 mg none 20 mg day 200 mg week 50 mg day 60 mg day 0 mg none 100 mg day 200 mg day 400 mg day 500 mg day 600 mg day
  11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 41 Number of Patients: 41 20 Number of Patients: 20 1 Number of Patients: 1 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
2
4
5
9
10
32

Stopped taking Celebrex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
3
4
6
7
5
Why Patients Stopped Taking Celebrex (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 8 31% Did not seem to work: 31%
Side effects too severe 5 19% Side effects too severe: 19%
Other 5 19% Other: 19%
Course of treatment ended 3 12% Course of treatment ended: 12%
Doctor's advice 3 12% Doctor's advice: 12%
Expense 2 8% Expense: 8%
Not indicated 2 8% Not indicated: 8%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 12 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 40% 2
Moderate 20% 1
Slight 20% 1
Can't tell 20% 1

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 12

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 12 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 12)

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

  • mamamia
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: none
    Legs: mild
    See profile
  • mamamia
  • by mamamia
    Feb 11, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Mobility

See all evaluation results for Celebrex



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