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Celebrex (Celecoxib) Description
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Why is this medication prescribed?
Celecoxib is used to relieve pain, tenderness, swelling and stiffness caused by different types of arthritis including osteoarthritis (arthritis caused by a breakdown of the lining of the joints), rheumatoid arthritis (arthritis caused by swelling of the lining of the joints), and ankylosing spondylitis (arthritis that mainly affects the spine).Celecoxib is also used to treat painful menstrual periods and pain from other causes. It is also used with surgery and other treatments to reduce the number of polyps (abnormal growths) in the colon (large intestine) and rectum in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (a condition in which hundreds or thousands of polyps form in the colon and cancer may develop). Celecoxib is in a class of NSAIDs called COX-2 inhibitors. It works by stopping the body's production of a substance that causes pain and inflammation.
How should this medicine be used?
Celecoxib comes like a capsule to take by oral route. It is taken generally once or twice to the day. If you are taking until magnesium 200 from celecoxib simultaneously, can take the medication with or without the food. If you are taking more to from 200 the magnesium of celecoxib simultaneously, you must take the medication with the food. To ask your doctor or phamacist if you are not safe if you need to take your medication with the food. For ayudarte to remember to take celecoxib, to take it around daily times such. To follow the directions in your label of the prescription carefully, and to request that your doctor or phamacist explains any part that you do not understand. To exactly take celecoxib according to the directed thing. Not to take more or less from him neither to take it the more often whom prescribed by your doctor.
Special What precautions should I follow?
Before taking celecoxib,
• says to your doctor if beams or you have always had conditions of mentioning in the section or the IMPORTANT ADMONISHING asthma; polyps nasal; swelling of the hands, the arms, the feet, the ankles, or the lowest legs; or disease of the liver or the kidney.
• says to your doctor if you are embarrassed, specially if you are in the last months of your pregnancy, you you glide to arrive to be embarrassed, or are nursing. If beams embarrassed whereas it takes celecoxib, flames to your doctor.
• if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, says to the doctor or dentist who you are taking celecoxib.
Special What dietary instructions should I follow?
Unless your doctor says to you of another way, to continue your normal diet.
What should I do if I forget to dose?
To take the lacked dose as soon as you remember it. Nevertheless, if almost it is hour for the following dose, to jump the lacked dose and to continue your schedule of regular metering. Not to take a double dose to compensate lacked.
What side effects dog this medication causes?
Celecoxib can cause indirect effect. To say to your doctor if no of these symptoms is severe or it does not leave:
diarrea of •
gas or swelling of •
throat of the pain •
symptoms of the cold of •
Celecoxib can cause other indirect effect. To call to your doctor if you have any unusual problems whereas it takes this medication.
What storage conditions plows needed for this medication?
To maintain this medication the package that came inside, closed firmly, and outside the reach of children. To store it in the room temperature and far from excess of heat and humidity (not in the bathroom). To far send any medication that is old fashioned or needed not more. To speak with your phamacist on the appropriate disposition of your medication.
What to other information should I know?
Not to leave any person takes another your medication. To make to your phamacist any question that you have on filling up your prescription. |
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