Category:
Antipyretic Analgesic
CAS NO:
169590-42-5
Standard:
USP,EP,
Celecoxib and Rofecoxib are two currently used COX-2 inhibitors. Successfully developed by GD Searle & Pfizer Co. (U.S.,) released in 1999, trade name: Celebrex.
Celecoxib is a nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory agent with significant analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, causing the lowest incidence of upper gastrointestinal tract ulcers and other complications. Used clinically to treat acute and chronic osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, with an anti-inflammatory analgesic role, relieving the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.