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- Title
Etoricoxib: a review of its use in the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and acute gouty arthritis.
- Authors
Croom KF; Siddiqui MA
- Abstract
Etoricoxib is a selective cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor, approved in Europe for the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and acute gouty arthritis. Etoricoxib provided similar symptomatic relief to nonselective NSAIDs in patients with these conditions, and to celecoxib in patients with osteoarthritis. The drug was associated with fewer uncomplicated upper gastrointestinal (GI) adverse events than nonselective NSAIDs, and was noninferior to diclofenac in terms of the rate of thrombotic cardiovascular (CV) events. Etoricoxib may be considered as a treatment option for patients requiring NSAID therapy, particularly those at risk of upper GI events, after careful consideration of significant risk factors for CV events (including uncontrolled hypertension). As with all NSAIDs, the potential GI and CV risks of treatment with etoricoxib should be weighed against the potential benefits in individual patients, and it should be administered at the lowest effective dose for as short a duration as possible.
- Publication
Drugs, 2009, Vol 69, Issue 11, p1513
- ISSN
0012-6667
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2165/00003495-200969110-00008