What is Etoricoxib?
Category: Prescription Drugs
Most popular types: Arcoxia Nucoxia
Etoricoxib is an international non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is used for relieving pain and inflammation.
Purpose | Patients | Evaluations | Perceived Effectiveness |
---|---|---|---|
Inflammation | 22 | 10 | |
Joint pain | 21 | 9 | |
Pain | 20 | 8 | |
Back pain | 4 | 3 | |
Muscle and joint pain | 4 | 1 | |
Ankylosing spondylitis | 3 | 0 |
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
Side effects
Side effects as an overall problem
Severity | Evaluations | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Severe | 2 | |
Moderate | 1 | |
Mild | 5 | |
None | 20 |
Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Etoricoxib
Side effect | Patients | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Nausea | 2 | |
Stomach pain | 2 | |
Bowel irritability | 1 | |
Diarrhea | 1 | |
Indigestion | 1 | |
Whole body shaking | 1 |
Duration
Stopped taking Etoricoxib
Duration | Patients | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less than 1 month | 4 | |
1 - 6 months | 4 | |
6 months - 1 year | 3 | |
1 - 2 years | 1 | |
2 - 5 years | 3 |
What people switch to and from
Patients started taking Etoricoxib after stopping:
Treatment | Patients | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Voltaren) | Diclofenac (3 | |
Mobic) | Meloxicam (2 | |
Celebrex) | Celecoxib (1 | |
Apo-Methotrexate) | Methotrexate (1 | |
Naproxen Prescription) | Naproxen (1 |
Patients stopped taking Etoricoxib and switched to:
Treatment | Patients | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Vimovo) | Esomeprazole-Naproxen (2 | |
Naproxen Prescription) | Naproxen (2 | |
Mylan-Baclofen) | Baclofen (1 | |
Celebrex) | Celecoxib (1 | |
Simponi) | Golimumab (1 |
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