Celecoxib CECOXIA 200mg Capsule 50’s

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Celecoxib CECOXIA 200mg Capsule 50’s

FORMULATION: Each capsule contains Celecoxib. 200 mg

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION: Adults: Osteoarthritis: The recommended dose of Celecoxib for treating the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis is 200 mg administered as a single dose or as two divided doses. Dose up to 400 mg per day have been studied.

Rheumatoid arthritis: The recommended dose of Celecoxib for treating the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis is 100 or 200 mg twice per day. Doses up to 800 mg per day have been studied. Elderly: No dosage adjustment is generally necessary.

However, for elderly patients with a lower than average body weight (<50 kg). It is advisable to initiate therapy at the lowest recommended dose. Hepatic impairment:

No dosage adjustment is necessary in patients with mild hepatic impairment Introduce Celecoxib at the lowest effective dose in patients with moderate hepatic impairment. There is no clinical experience in patients with severe hepatic impairment. Renal impairment: No dosage adjustment is necessary in patients with mild or moderate renal impairment.

There is no clinical experience in patients with severe renal impairment. Children: Celecoxib has not been studied in subjects under 18 years old. Reduced dose are recommended in patients with hepatic impairment. In the treatment of pain and dysmenorrhea, an initial dose of 400 mg followed by an additional dose of 200 mg if necessary, is recommended on the first day, thereafter the dose is 200 mg daily. Celecoxib is also used as an adjunct to standard therapy to reduce the number of adenomatous colorectal polyps in patients with familial adenomanous polyposis.

For this purpose it may be given in doses of 400 mg twice daily with food.