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Celebrex

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Noun1.Celebrex - a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract
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"
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NSAIDs like Celebrex arrest the enzymes that aftermath prostaglandins, which are the chemicals that account tissues to get inflamed.
As it was revealed that the risk of enduring a major cardiovascular episode was two and a half times in former Celebrex patients what it was in the general population, this is enormously understandable.
Celebrex has been linked to increased risks of stomach bleeding, kidney trouble, and liver damage.
 
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