• Osteoarthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (Off-label):
    • 400mg BD

Adult: 100mg BD or 200mg OD

Discontinue after 2 weeks if no improvement seen within then.

Tablet/Capsule:

  • 100mg
  • 200mg
  • Taken with food to avoid GI disturbances.
  • Avoid lying down for at least 10 minutes after taking the medication.

Selective COX-2 inhibitor.

COX-2 is important for the mediation of pain and inflammation.

  • Dyspepsia
  • Diarrhoea
  • Headache
  • URTI
  • Abdominal pain
  • Nausea
  • Insomnia
  • Hypersensitivity reactions to any of the drug components
  • Sulphonamide sensitive patients
  • Asthmatics
  • Aspirin-sensitive patients
  • Fluconazole
  • Lithium
  • Furosemide
  • ACE inhibitors
  • Aspirin
  • Warfarin

                                   Drug Status

Availability Prescription or OTC by Pharmacist
Pregnancy Category B3; Contraindicated
Breastfeeding Not recommended
Schedule Not controlled
BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
Beecox 200mg Capsule 10’s Krishna Chemists Krishna Chemists
Celcoxx 100mg Capsule 50’s Getz Pharma Surgipharm Ltd
Celcoxx 200mg Capsule 5’s Getz Pharma Surgipharm Ltd
Celdol 200mg Tablet 30’s Aurobindo Pharma Aurobindo Pharma
Celdol 100mg Capsule 30’s Aurobindo Pharma Aurobindo Pharma
Celebib 200mg Tablet 30’s Macleods Pharma Sai Pharma
Celebib 100mg Capsule 30’s Macleods Pharma Sai Pharma
Celebrex 200mg Capsule 10’s, 100’s Pfizer Labs Pfizer Labs
Celenta 200mg Capsule 200’s Incepta Pharma Radiance Pharma
Celex-B 200mg Capsule 50’s Nextgen Pharma Nextgen Pharma
Celoz 100mg Capsule 10’s Zawadi Healthcare Zawadi Healthcare
Celoz 200mg Capsule 10’s Zawadi Healthcare Zawadi Healthcare
Cox B 100mg Capsule 50’s Beximco Pharma Madawa Pharma
Cox B 200mg Capsule 50’s Beximco Pharma Madawa Pharma
Oxiceb 100mg Capsule 20’s Sandoz GMBH Surgipharm Ltd
Oxiceb 200mg Capsule 20’s Sandoz GMBH Surgipharm Ltd
Sionara 200mg Capsule 30’s Alembic Pharma Europa Healthcare