COX-2 Inhibitors

• Bextra@
• Celebrex@
• Celecoxib@
• Rofecoxib@
• Valdecoxib@
• Vioxx@

• Health: Pharmacy: Drugs and Medications: Analgesics 

• Complications of the COX-2 Inhibitors Parecoxib and Valdecoxib after Cardiac Surgery  - New England Journal of Medicine article includes abstract, methods, results, and sources.
• COX-2 Selective and Non-Selective Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs  - Contains FDA literature on these pain medications.
• MedicineNet: COX-2 Inhibitors  - Presents definition, difference from other NSAIDs, side effects, and availability in the United States.
• RxList: COX-2 Inhibitor Drug Information  - Includes definition, mechanism, uses, differences, side effects, interactions, and availability.
• Science Daily: COX-2 Inhibitor  - Furnishes what they are, how they work, and links to additional information.