Celebrex (celecoxib) is a selective NSAID. It differs from non-selective NSAIDs because it targets the COX-2 enzyme, ...

"COX-2 is an ideal target," he says. The COX-2 inhibitors shot to pharmaceutical fame in December 1998, when the Food and Drug Administration approved Celebrex (celecoxib) to treat osteoarthritis and ...

To protect your stomach, you could consider a COX-2 inhibitor like Celebrex because it blocks inflammation while keeping intact the prostaglandins that protect your stomach and intestines.

Vioxx and Celebrex became widely used by millions of persons who had little risk of GI bleeding. The overuse of the COX-2 inhibitors is documented in a study by researchers from the University of ...

they only affect Cox-2 enzymes and not Cox-1. Two of them -- Bextra and Vioxx -- are no longer sold because of concerns about their side effects. The third, Celebrex, is still available.