The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE 1447
ISSUE 1447
July 21, 2014
Issue 1447
- In Brief: Generic Celecoxib
- Extended-Release Oxycodone and Acetaminophen (Xartemis XR)
- Oral Propranolol (Hemangeol) for Infantile Hemangioma
- Ceritinib (Zykadia) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- A Responsive Neurostimulator Device (RNS System) for Epilepsy
- In Brief: Esomeprazole Strontium
- In Brief: Low-Dose Indomethacin (Tivorbex) for Pain
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In Brief: Generic Celecoxib
July 21, 2014 (Issue: 1447)
The FDA has authorized two manufacturers (Teva, Mylan) to market generic formulations of celecoxib (Celebrex – Pfizer), the only COX-2 selective inhibitor remaining on the US market. Celecoxib is less likely than nonselective NSAIDs to cause...more
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