An NSAID that relieves arthritis pain, stiffness, and inflammation.

Manufacturer

From the time that Pfizer was founded by Charles Pfizer and Chales Erhart in 1849, the company was known for dedication to discovery and development of unique new methods of treatment and prevention of disease that can significantly raise the level of health industry for people all other the world. From development of Penicillin till the latest potent drugs like Celebrex, Norvasc, Lipitor and others. The company focuses on trying to find the answers to the biggest health challenges of the current time.
Some of them are:

  • Hypertension treatment
  • Depression treatment
  • Inflammation treatment
  • Cancer treatment
  • Virus infection treatment
  • Gastro-intestinal treatment and etc.

One of the best sellers of Pfizer is Celebrex or Celecoxib a drug used to treat:

  • osteoarthritis
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • acute pain and other syndromes associated with inflammation and pain

Celecoxib was firstly developed by G. D. Searle & Company and later promoted by Pfizer and Monsanto. Later Monsato was acquired by Pfizer giving exclusives rights on Celebrex to Pfizer. In 2004 the drug was the cause of a major patent claim University of Rochester stated that in it early patient they firstly discovered and proved the efficacy of Celecoxib on inhibiting Cox-2 in humans. But the court stated that the claim was invalid due to incomplete description of the COX-2 inhibitor in the patent of the university.
In 2004 after disapproval of Vioxx or Rofecoxib the sales of Celebrex have increased significantly. However different trials half a year later suggested that Celecoxib can cause the same side-effects as Vioxx (elevated heart attack possibility during long term treatment). These trials and Pfizers moratorium on direct customer advertising resulted in a drop in sales however it recovere soon after and in 2006 reached 2 billion dollars. In 2006-2007 commercial resumed and in it the comparison of Celebrex with other NSAID's was made.
At current time Celebrex is undergoing studies on other possible indications and is still available by prescription in USA.

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