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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Generic Celebrex

Generic Celebrex blocked

October 03, 2008
A Canadian court has blocked drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals from making a generic form of the pain med Celebrex. Teva had previously won a ruling that it could market the copycat formula in Canada. But this new ruling means Pfizer's patent on Celebrex will remain in effect until 2014. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Celebrex Ads Back with a New Spin
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...MyRACentral News Page the other day and an article about Celebrex caught my eye.  Celebrex is a... Read more »

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When Relieving Pain Puts Patients in Danger--What to Do?
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...disease be prescribed either a cox-2 inhibitor such as Celebrex, or a traditional... Read more »

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Health Effects of Certain Chronic Pain Drugs
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including the COX-2 selective Celebrex. But many patients, on... Read more »

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New Research on Osteoarthritis: A Report from the American College of Rheumatology Meeting
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...anti-inflammatories" as the media so liked to call Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex. Alas, their... Read more »

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Cox-2 Inhibitors Revisited, Again
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...inhibitor remaining on the market in the United States: Celebrex.   Many of my patients are... Read more »

Health Guide

Ask HealthCue
...few weeks before I could have a lithotripsy procedure to get rid of the stones. The doctor prescribed Celebrex for pain while I waited because I did not want to use narcotics. When I went to pick... Read more »
Fibromyalgia Treatment
...antidepressants to treat fibromyalgia has decreased significantly.)COX-2 inhibitors (like Celebrex)Muscle relaxantsAnti-convulsants /drugs used to treat nerve pain. (The... Read more »
Frequently Asked Questions About Vioxx (rofecoxib)
...COX-2 selective NSAID.  The only other COX-2 selective NSAID on the market in the U.S. at this time is Celebrex (celecoxib), marketed by Pfizer. It is only available by prescription. Patients who... Read more »
Migraine Preventive Medications
...aka Strattera methylphenidate, aka Concerta ARTHRITIS MEDSCox-2 Enzyme Inhibitors: celecoxib, aka Celebrex NEURONAL STABILIZING AGENTS (antiseizure meds) carbamazepine, aka Tegretol ... Read more »
Strattera
...you are taking any of the following medications: ... Read more »

Medications

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This medication is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), specifically a COX-2... Read more »

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This medication is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), specifically a COX-2 inhibitor,... Read more »

Sea15200_150096_5

This medication is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), specifically a COX-2 inhibitor,... Read more »

Sea15200_150096_5

This medication is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), specifically a COX-2 inhibitor,... Read more »

Sea15200_150096_5

This medication is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), specifically a COX-2 inhibitor,... Read more »

Related News

Price check: Celebrex
October 02, 2008

A comparison of current prices for Celebrex via online U.S. drug distributors. Read summary »

"Unsales" reps counter drugmakers' sales pitches
October 02, 2008

Pennsylvania, among other governments and health institutions, is sending staff into the field to promote over-the-counter and generic alternatives... Read summary »

Doctor defends glucosamine as alternative to Celebrex
October 02, 2008

In a letter to the editor of the Albany Times Union newspaper, Dr. Diane MacDonnell criticizes the interpretation of a recent study comparing... Read summary »

Celebrex prevents colon cancer, but raises risk of heart disease
October 02, 2008

Two Pfizer-sponsored clinical trials have found that high doses of Celebrex can reduce pre-cancerous colon polyps. An additional analysis of the... Read summary »

Celebrex+Tarceva triples response rates in lung cancer patients, study finds
October 02, 2008

Adding Celebrex to the current lung cancer treatment Tarceva increased response rates in patients by 33 percent in a new study at the University of... Read summary »