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Classification
Prescription Only medicine - Please View 'Prescription Medicine' under Customer
Service before ordering
Dosage
Osteoarthritis : 200 mg once daily or 100 mg twice daily, or as directed by your doctor.
Rheumatoid arthritis
: 100 mg twice daily or 200 mg twice daily.
Management of short-term pain and menstrual cramps (period pain): 400 mg on the first day and 200 mg once daily on following days.
Swallow the capsules whole with a glass of fluid. Celebrex can be taken with or without food.
Depending on your condition, you may need Celebrex for a few weeks or longer periods. Celebrex will not cure your condition but should help control arthritic pain, swelling and stiffness.
Keep taking Celebrex for as long as your doctor advises.
If you forget to use it: If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the dose you missed and take your next dose when you are meant to. Otherwise, take it as soon as you remember, then go back to taking your capsules as you would normally. Do not take a double dose to make up for the dose you missed.
If you take too much (overdose): Immediately telephone your doctor or Poisons Information Centre (telephone 03 4747000) for advice, or go to Casualty at your nearest hospital if you think you or anyone else may have taken too much Celebrex . Do this even if there are no signs of discomfort or poisoning. You may need urgent medical attention. If you take too much Celebrex , you may feel tired, drowsy, sick, vomit, and have stomach pain. You may also have difficulty breathing and feel faint.
Ingredients
The active ingredient in Celebrex is celecoxib 200mg.
Other ingredients
D-lactose
sodium lauryl sulphate
povidone
croscarmellose sodium
magnesium stearate
gelatin
titanium dioxide
iron oxide yellow CI 77492 /200mg capsule
indigo carmine CI 73015 /100mg capsule
Celebrex does not contain sucrose, gluten, tartrazine or other azo dyes.
Purpose/Usage
Celebrex is used to treat: Joint pain, Tenderness, Swelling and stiffness in Osteoarthritis, and in rheumatoid arthritis.
Celebrex is also used to relieve short-term pain, in cases such as:
menstrual cramps (period pain)
following surgery
dental pain.
Celebrex belongs to a group of medicines called Coxibs. Celebrex is used to relieve the pain and inflammation associated with arthritis.
Although Celebrex can relieve the symptoms of pain and inflammation, it will not cure your condition. Your doctor, however, may have prescribed Celebrex for another purpose.
Precautions
Do not take Celebrex if:
1. You have an allergy to:
Celebrex
any of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet
sulphonamides, a group of medicines which include, for example, certain antibiotics (If you are not sure if you are taking one of these medicines ask your Pharmacist).
Symptoms of an allergic reaction to these medicines may include:
asthma, wheezing or shortness of breath
swelling of the face, lips or tongue which may cause difficulty in swallowing or breathing
hives, itching or skin rash
fainting
If you are allergic to sulphonamides or any of the capsule ingredients and take Celebrex , these symptoms may be severe.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist if any of this applies to you.
2. you have had an attack of asthma, hives, itching, skin rash or a runny nose after taking aspirin or Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs, medicines used to treat pain and inflammation)
Many medicines used to treat headache, period pain and other aches and pains contain aspirin or an NSAID.
If you are allergic to aspirin or NSAIDs and use Celebrex , these symptoms may be severe.
3. you are already taking an NSAID .
4. the expiry date printed on the packaging has passed, even though the capsules may look alright. If you take this medicine after the expiry date has passed, it may not work as well.
5.the packaging is torn or shows signs of tampering
If you are not sure if you should be taking Celebrex , talk to your doctor.
You must tell your doctor if:
you have any allergies to: any other medicines, any other substances such as foods, dyes or preservatives
You are pregnant or intend to become pregnant. There is no information on the use of Celebrex during pregnancy. Celebrex may affect your developing baby if taken in the last 3 months of pregnancy. Celebrex use is not recommended in pregnancy unless your doctor considers it essential. Discuss this with your doctor.
You are breast-feeding or intend to breast-feed Since it is not known whether Celebrex passes into breast milk or whether your baby might be affected, Celebrex should not be used during breastfeeding.
You have any other health problems including : liver or kidney problems
asthma, hives, itching, skin rash or a runny nose, high blood pressure, heart failure or fluid retention
peptic ulcer (ie stomach or duodenal ulcer), a recent history of one, or have had peptic ulcers before, vomiting blood or material that looks like coffee grounds
bleeding from the rectum (back passage), have black sticky bowel motions (stools) or bloody diarrhoea.
You drink large amounts of alcohol
You are a smoker
If you have not told your doctor or pharmacist about these things, tell them before you start taking Celebrex .
Taking other medicines
Tell your doctor or your pharmacist if you are taking any other medicines, including medicines you buy without a prescription from a pharmacy, supermarket or health food shop. Some medicines and Celebrex may interfere with each other. These include:
certain medicines used to treat high blood pressure called ACE inhibitors
diuretics or water tablets
fluconazole, an antifungal agent
lithium, a medicine used to treat some type of depression
warfarin, a medicine used to stop blood clots.
certain medicines used to treat pain and inflammation called non steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) or (cortico) steroids.
Your doctor may need to adjust the dosage of these medicines, or provide additional advice if you are also taking Celebrex.
Adverse Effects
Check with your doctor as soon as possible if you have any problems while taking Celebrex , even if you do not think the problems are connected with the medicine or are not listed in this information. Like other medicines, Celebrex can cause some side effects. If they occur, most are likely to be minor and temporary.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist any questions you may have.
Tell your doctor if you notice any of the following:
stomach pain,
diarrhoea,
indigestion,
wind
swollen hands, ankles and feet
dizziness
sore throat, runny nose, sinusitis, upper respiratory tract infection
rash
Tell your doctor immediately if you notice any of the following:
collapse or fainting,
shortness of breath or tiredness, irregular heart beat, chest pain, swollen or sore leg veins
severe stomach or throat pain, vomiting blood or black sticky bowel motions
bleeding or bruising more than usual, reddish or purple blotches under the skin
yellowing of the skin or eyes, called jaundice
signs of anaemia such as tiredness, being short of breath and looking pale
Not all of these side effects have been reported with Celebrex but have been seen with similar medicines.
Other side effects not listed above may occur in some people. .
Do not be alarmed by this list of possible side effects. You may not get any of them. Tell your doctor if you notice anything else that is making you feel unwell, even if it is not on this list.
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