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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| Arthritis | 2 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Mobility | 2 |
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1 | ||||
| joint pain | 2 |
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1 | ||||
| Pain | 1 | 0 |
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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2 | 50% |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 25% |
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Expense
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1 | 25% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 25% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- mamamia
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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- mamamia
- 200 mg daily
- since Feb 11, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Mobility
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Side Effects
None
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- ProfGumbySan
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: none
- Chest: mild
- Legs: none
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- ProfGumbySan
- 200 mg daily
- since Mar 11, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 3 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.