Does Celebrex Work Better Than Ibuprofen?
Women in a Canadian study who took non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) during their first trimester were more than twice as likely to have a baby with any birth defect and three times more likely to have a baby with a structural heart defect. NSAIDs include over-the-counter drugs like ibuprofen and naproxyn and the prescription medicine Celebrex.
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