This medicine may be taken with or without food. Try to take it at the same time each day.
For patients with difficulty swallowing capsules, contents of Celecoxib may be emptied from the capsule and mixed onto a teaspoon full level of applesauce at room temperature or cooler. Swallow the mixture immediately with water. This mixture is stable for 6 hours when refrigerated.
You may stop taking Celecoxib when you have no more pain or inflammation. Take it only when you need to.
Dosage of Celecoxib (Celeheal 200) 200 mg
Adult: Osteoarthritis: 200 mg/day as a single dose or in 2 divided doses, may increase up to 200 mg twice a day.
Ankylosing spondylitis: 200 mg/day as a single dose or in 2 divided doses, may increase to a maximum dose of 400 mg/day after 6 weeks.
Rheumatoid arthritis: 100-200 mg twice a day.
Primary dysmenorrhea; Acute pain: Initial: 400 mg followed by an additional dose of 200 mg if necessary on day 1. Subsequently, 200 mg twice a day as needed.
Warnings
Do not use Celecoxib on people with the following conditions:
Severe heart disease
Severe kidney disease
Severe liver disease
Active stomach ulcer or bleeding
Inflammatory disease of the bowel
Allergic reaction to this medicine or similar medicines such as aspirin, etoricoxib, diclofenac, mefenamic acid, and indometacin; and also to sulfa medicines such as probenecid and cotrimoxazole.
This medicine should not be used to treat pain after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
The third trimester of pregnancy.
How Does Celecoxib (Celeheal 200) 200 mg Work?
Celecoxib, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is a selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor that is primarily responsible for the inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis. It exhibits analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties.
Uses
Celecoxib is to be used to treat the following conditions:
Osteoarthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Primary dysmenorrhea
Acute pain
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