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Prexige ®
Generic : Lumiracoxib
Active Ingredients :
Lumiracoxib
Cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) selective inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and acute pain.
Pharmacologic Action :
>Cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor
Compounds or agents that combine with cyclooxygenase (prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase)
and thereby prevent its substrate-enzyme combination with
arachidonic acid and the formation of eicosanoids, prostaglandins, and thromboxanes.
- Use in Dentistry :
Postoperative pain associated with surgery.
- Articles :
Zelenakas K, Fricke JR Jr, Jayawardene S, Kellstein D.
Analgesic efficacy of single oral doses of lumiracoxib and ibuprofen in patients with postoperative dental pain.
(Int J Clin Pract. 2004 Mar;58(3):251-6.)
>Abstract
Kellstein D, Ott D, Jayawardene S, Fricke J.
Analgesic efficacy of a single dose of lumiracoxib compared with rofecoxib, celecoxib and placebo in the treatment of post-operative dental pain.
(Int J Clin Pract. 2004 Mar;58(3):244-50.)
>Abstract
Bayes M, Rabasseda X, Prous JR.
Gateways to clinical trials.
(Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol. 2004 Jun;26(5):357-91.)
>Abstract
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