Celebrex Information

Celebrex (also known as Celecoxib) is a NSAIDs drug (Non-steroidal Anti Inflammatory medicine). As a NSAID drug, Celebrex fights against inflammation, pain or swelling by reducing the amount of substances that cause them.
Celebrex is usually prescribed to patients who suffer from Stiffness, pain or inflammation which may accompany Osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Celebrex helps ease these symptoms while also decreasing the amount of polyps from your body (familial adenomatous polyposis, adenomatous colorectal polyps). Celecoxib is also indicated for patients experiencing acute pain and even menstruation related pains.
Celebrex must be taken in according to your doctor’s recommendations. Therefore, a patient who is following a treatment with Celebrex must take into consideration each and every instruction that their doctor has given them. Every dose of Celebrex should be taken along with a glass of water. A patient who has been prescribed a daily low dosage of the drug may not need to eat food or drink milk prior to the dose’s intake. However, in the case of higher doses, the patient should reinforce his or her stomach with some food or liquids before taking Celebrex, to avoid stomach upsets.
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Celecoxib is known interact with several drugs. You should consult with your doctor if you
- are asthmatic
- have allergies to sulfa based medicines
- prone to hives
- are allergic to other NSAID drugs such as naproxen, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, diflunisal, diclofenac, etodolac, flurbirofen, flurbiprofen, ketorolac, Indomethacin, meloxicam, Oxaproxin,nabumetone, Piroxicam, tolmetin, sulindac
- are allergic to aspirin
- smoking
- prone
- experiencing bleeding or ulcers in the stomach
- drinking alcohol
- have liver disorders
- have a congestive heart disorder
- have kidney disorders
- experiencing hypertension
- have ailments
- are suffering from blood coagulation disorders
- taking steroid medicines (like prednisone, prednisolone, methylprednisolone, etc.)
- taking anti-coagulants.
If you are taking any of the drugs mentioned here you might be told by your doctor to stop your prednisolone treatment or he might want to adjust your dosage of the drug.
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