COX-2 selective inhibitor

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Any of a class of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that selectively block prostaglandin formation so as to cause minimal gastrointestinal side effects.

[From c(yclo)ox(ygenase)-2, enzyme involved in the production of prostaglandins.]

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Cox-2 inhibitor - an anti-inflammatory drug that fights pain and blocks Cox-2 activity without impeding the activity of Cox-1; increases the risk of heart attacks; "Cox-2 inhibitors reduce the symptoms of arthritis without endangering the stomach and kidneys"

anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory drug - a medicine intended to reduce inflammation

Celebrex, celecoxib - a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract

rofecoxib, Vioxx - a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Vioxx) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract; voluntarily withdrawn from the market in 2004

Bextra, valdecoxib - a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Bextra) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract

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anti-inflammatory anti-inflammatory drug Bextra Celebrex celecoxib rofecoxib trade name valdecoxib VIOXX	The revised guideline recommends the eradication of Helicobacter pylori prior to initiating NSAIDs for pain, and the use of a proton pump inhibitor or misoprostol for gastrointestinal protection in older persons taking nonselective NSAIDs or in patients taking a COX-2 selective inhibitor with aspirin. New pain guideline takes aim at NSAID use in the elderly by Wendling, Patrice / Clinical Psychiatry News There is more long-term safety data from controlled clinical trials, in terms of patient-years on treatment, for Arcoxia than for any other NSAID, including traditional NSAIDs and Cox-2 selective inhibitors. FDA issues non-approvable letter for Arcoxia by Adverse Event Reporting News The MEDAL (Multinational Etoricoxib and Diclofenac Arthritis Long-term) programme provides a randomised comparison of the COX-2 selective inhibitor etoricoxib and the traditional NSAID diclofenac in 34 701 osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis patients followed up for a mean duration of 18 months. Anti-inflammatories, arthritis and gastric outcomes by Farham, Bridget / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD	Cowper's gland Cowper's glands cowpie Cowpock cowpoke cowpox cowpuncher Cowquake cowrie cowrite cowry cows cows' milk cowshed cowskin cowslip Cowslipped cowtown Cowweed Cowwheat cox Cox's Orange Pippin Cox-1 Cox-2 COX-2 inhibitor COX-2 selective inhibitor coxa coxalgia coxalgy coxcomb Coxcombical Coxcombly coxcombry Coxcomical Coxcomically Coxey coxitis coxless coxless pairs Coxsackie virus coxsackievirus coxswain coy Coy. coydog Coyish coyly coyness coyol coyol palm coyote	COX-2 activity inhibition COX-2 i COX-2 i COX-2 i COX-2 i COX-2 inhibiting drug COX-2 inhibiting drug COX-2 inhibiting drug COX-2 inhibiting drugs COX-2 inhibiting drugs COX-2 inhibiting drugs COX-2 inhibition COX-2 inhibition COX-2 inhibition COX-2 inhibition drug COX-2 inhibition drug COX-2 inhibition drug Cox-2 inhibitor Cox-2 inhibitor Cox-2 inhibitor COX-2 inhibitors COX-2 inhibitors COX-2 inhibitors COX-2 inhibitors COX-2 selective inhbition COX-2 selective inhbition COX-2 selective inhbition COX-2 selective inhibition COX-2 selective inhibition COX-2 selective inhibition COX-2 selective inhibitor COX-2 selective inhibitors COX-2 selective inhibitors COX-2 selective inhibitors Cox-2 selectivity Cox-2 selectivity Cox-2 selectivity COX-2 targeting COX-2 targeting COX-2 targeting COX-2 targeting agent COX-2 targeting agent COX-2 targeting agent COX-2-selective inhibition COX-2-selective inhibition COX-2-selective inhibition COX-2-selective inhibitor COX-2-selective inhibitor COX-2-selective inhibitor COX-2-selective inhibitors COX-2-selective inhibitors COX-2-selective inhibitors Cox-2-selectivity Cox-2-selectivity Cox-2-selectivity cox/flexion-distraction COX1 COX2 COX2 inhibition COX2 inhibition COX2 inhibition

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VIOXX

The revised guideline recommends the eradication of Helicobacter pylori prior to initiating NSAIDs for pain, and the use of a proton pump inhibitor or misoprostol for gastrointestinal protection in older persons taking nonselective NSAIDs or in patients taking a COX-2 selective inhibitor with aspirin.

New pain guideline takes aim at NSAID use in the elderly by Wendling, Patrice / Clinical Psychiatry News

There is more long-term safety data from controlled clinical trials, in terms of patient-years on treatment, for Arcoxia than for any other NSAID, including traditional NSAIDs and Cox-2 selective inhibitors.

FDA issues non-approvable letter for Arcoxia by Adverse Event Reporting News

The MEDAL (Multinational Etoricoxib and Diclofenac Arthritis Long-term) programme provides a randomised comparison of the COX-2 selective inhibitor etoricoxib and the traditional NSAID diclofenac in 34 701 osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis patients followed up for a mean duration of 18 months.

Anti-inflammatories, arthritis and gastric outcomes by Farham, Bridget / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD

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