Celebrex is found in a form of tablets. The medicine should be taken orally with plain water. The doctor used to administer a 200 mg of tablet one at a time a day. The dosage may alter by the doctor according to the symptoms. In case of severe pain of rheumatoid arthritis, the dose may increase to three times a day by 10 hours of a gap. Having the drug in an empty stomach may create some trouble, and therefore, you should take the drug after having some light meal. For the children, if the capsule (the medication also found in capsule form) seems problematic to swallow, then open the capsule into two parts and mixed the granules with a tablespoon of fruit juice for making it easy of swallowing. Drink a little water after it.

Celebrex is also sometimes used with surgery and other treatments to reduce the number of polyps in the colon or large intestine and rectum in patients causing abnormal growths with familial adenomatous polyposis. In this condition, hundreds or thousands of polyps form in the colon and where the fatal disease cancer may develop. But you must consult your doctor about the risks of using Celebrex for your condition.

Precautions:

• The patient must tell the physician if he/she is allergic to Celebrex. Tell the doctor also about the NSAIDs like Ibuprofen like Advil and Motrin and Naproxen like Aleve and Naprosyn, any other medications, or any of the inactive ingredients in Celebrex pills.
• Tell your doctor if you are taking such medicines: Angiotensin receptor blockers such as Candesartan or Atacand HCT, Irbesartan like Avapro, Eprosartan like Teveten, and losartan like Cozaar.
• Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors such as Benazepril like Lotrel, Captopril, Enalapril in Vaseretic, lisinopril in Zestoretic, Fosinopril, and Moexipril like Univasc may appear interactive with Celebrex (Celecoxib) pills.
• Patients should be cautioned about the drugs like beta blockers such as Atenolol like Tenoretic, Metoprolol like Lopressor, labetalol like Trandate, Nadolol or Corgard in Corzide, and Propranolol like Hemangeol, Innopran, and Inderal.
• Patient must tell the doctor if he/she have a recent surgery including dental operations.
• If you have asthma problems, kidney problems, swelling of lower legs, arms and feet and recent heart failure, you must inform the doctor about the same.
• If you are pregnant or under breastfeeding, you must tell the doctor about it before starting the course of Celebrex medicine.

Storage of the medicine:
The medicine needs to be kept cool so that it stays intact. Store the drug away from heat, moisture, and light. Keep Celebrex out of the reach of children and from pets.

Celebrex over the counter:
You can only attain the medicine Celebrex showing a prescription. A valid doctor’s prescription is necessary for purchasing these medications online.

Celebrex dosage for adults:
For adults (age>65 years), 200 mg per day should be used initially. The dose may later to be increased to 200 mg twice daily. Age and health conditions need to be taken into account while prescribing the medicines.

Alternatives to Celebrex:
There are a few drugs in the market which act same to Celebrex. But their prime composition is different. Some of them are Meloxicam and generic Ibuprofen.

• The medication should be kept strictly out of the reach of general people, especially children.
• A patient should read the Consumer Medicine Information carefully and keep it until he has finished using the medicine. A patient should not use any prescribed dosage for somebody else’s.
• Family and associates of any person using Celebrex should be alert to mood and behavior changes.
• If you think that you or someone else may have overdosed, quickly call your doctor or go to a hospital.

Side-effects related to the medicine:

Following are some adverse effects of Celebrex:

• Headache and nausea are common side effects of this medicine.
• Stomach and bowel problems including indigestion and constipation have also seen in many cases.
• Sleeping problems, tiredness, and dizziness generally appear with the consumption of Celebrex.
• There is a chance to have a link between the ingredient Varenicline and serious mental health and cardiovascular problems. As it not proven, so it cannot be ruled out.
• Celebrex may make some people feeling sleepy. So, before operating machinery or driving a car measure the effect of sleepiness on you.
• Taking too many tablets of Celebrex can cause serious side effects. In such cases, immediately seek doctor’s help.
• Vomiting, muscle weakness, skin rash used to observe with the consumption of the medicine.
• The risk of serious side effects may be higher in the person already affected by certain issues in his body. So, better you know its risky effects from a doctor and decide whether it is suitable for you.
• Pain or burning while urinating, loss of appetite, Chest pain or discomfort may be seen as the side-effects of this drug.
• Unusual tiredness, fever, sores on the skin, painful or difficult urination are some serious side-effects of the drug.