Pain Relief - Celebrex (Generic)

Dosage	Quantity	Price	Price per unit
100mg	200	$334	$1.67
100mg	100	$167	$1.67
100mg	50	$99	$1.98
200mg	200	$379	$1.90
200mg	100	$199	$1.99
200mg	50	$139	$2.78

Celebrex

Active Ingredient: Celecoxib

Uses

Celebrex is prescribed to treat arthritis and its effects: pain, inflammation and swelling, tenderness and stiffness. Sometimes the medicine is used for other purposes. If you’re interested in details about the product, you may ask the doctor or your pharmacist.

How to use

It is taken as needed once or twice a day when the pain appears. The taking must be as it is prescribed in label. If you don’t understand some information, ask the doctor or pharmacist. You should not take it too often or in a great amount.

You may take Celebrex with or without food. You should take it with food if you have an upset stomach.

Celebrex works by reducing hormone called COX-2. As the scientists discovered there are 2 types of COX hormones in the organism, called COX-1 and COX-2. The COX-1 hormone causes the stomach and kidney problems. COX-2 hormone causes inflammation and pain.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), for example ibuprofen, reduce the COX-2 hormone and help to remove pain and inflammation. But they block the COX-1 hormone so the gastrointestinal side effects (such as ulcers) can occur.

COX-2 inhibitors such as Celebrex block only the COX-2 hormone that makes pain and inflammation much lower. And they don’t block the COX-1 hormone so they less cause gastrointestinal side effects.

Side Effects

It may cause stomach upset and tiredness. If it continues for a long time and get worse, consult the doctor immediately.

Appearing black or bloody stools, stomach pain, headache or any changes of urine is very unlikely. If dark urine or yellow eyes or skin has appeared, you should visit a doctor.

If you have an allergic reaction to the product, visit your doctor. Sings of allergy: rash, swelling, giddiness, itching, breathing problems.

Precaution

Celebrex is used to treat Osteoarthritis. It has FDA approval for treating rheumatoid arthritis.

Celebrex is not dangerous if you have not allergy to any drugs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine, including celecoxib, aspirin, sulfas. Before you take the drug you must tell the doctor or your pharmacist if you take any medicine, for example: acetaminophen (Tylenol), amiodarone (Cordarone), aspirin, cimetidine (Tagamet, Tagamet HB), chloramphenicol, anticoagulants like warfarin (Coumadin), diuretics, lithium (Eskalith, Lithobid), fluconazole (Diflucan), zafirlukast (Accolate), omeprazole (Prilosec), fluvoxamine (Luvox), drugs for high blood pressure, or other drugs for arthritis and vitamins.

It is forbidden to take aspirin or acetaminophen while you taking Celebrex (unless the doctor says to do so). You should tell the doctor if you have some health problems, especially with liver, kidney, heart, blood pressure, stomach (ulcers or bleeding), or have asthma and gastrointestinal disease.

You should tell the doctor about the pregnancy and breast-feeding. If you planning surgery (even dental surgery), you should tell the doctor or dentist about Celebrex.

Some drugs can interact with each other. So you should tell the doctor about all drugs you taking (even vitamins and herbals) in order to avoid this.

Missed dose

You should take a missed dose when you remember it. If you remember about it almost before the next dose, skip it in order not to change your usual schedule. It is forbidden to take 2 doses simultaneously.

Storage

You should keep the drug in its container, closed. You should store it away from children. You should keep the drug at room temperature, away from heat and moisture. Don’t use the medicine that is outdated.

Some information

Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), for example ibuprofen, are often used in the USA. But they are producing serious health problems.

The scientists have discovered the cause of these problems. There are 2 types of COX hormones in our organism - COX-1 and COX-2. Their structure is similar but the COX-2 hormone causes the inflammation and pain and COX-1 causes the stomach and kidney problems. The NSAIDs effect on the COX-1 hormone and cause the stomach and kidney disease. COX-2 is contained in inflamed tissue. The COX-2 inhibitors are more effective as NSAIDs but don’t effect on the stomach and kidney.

Celebrex is NOT appropriate for everyone. If you have an allergy to sulfa medicine, don’t use Celebrex.

IMPORTANT: This information is a supplement that doesn’t substitute for doctor’s opinion and expertise. We don’t assure that the medicine is effective, not dangerous, or it is safe for you. You should visit the doctor before taking the drug.