Journal article
Single dose oral celecoxib for acute postoperative pain in adults.
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BACKGROUND: This is an update of a review published in The Cochrane Library 2008, Issue 4. Celecoxib is a selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor usually prescribed for the relief of chronic pain in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Celecoxib is believed to be associated with fewer upper gastrointestinal adverse effects than conventional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Its effectiveness in acute pain was demonstrated in the earlier reviews. OBJECTIVES: To assess a...
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- Published
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- Journal:
- Cochrane database of systematic reviews
- Volume:
- 3
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- CD004233
- Publication date:
- 2012-01-01
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- EISSN:
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1469-493X
- ISSN:
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1469-493X
- Source identifiers:
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91020
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- English
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- pubs:91020
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- 2013-11-16
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- 2012
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