| Include on your medical history/personal profile all of the other medicines you are taking or plan to take while you are on VIOXX, even other medicines that you can get without a prescription. VIOXX has significant drug interactions with : - Severe liver problems, including hepatitis, jaundice and liver failure, occur rarely in patients taking NSAIDs, including CELEBREX. Symptoms of liver problems include nausea, tiredness, itching, tenderness in the right upper abdomen, and flu-like symptoms. CAN I TAKE CELEBREX IF I AM TAKING OTHER MEDICATIONS? - Lithium (a medicine used to treat a certain type of depression). The following Information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist or other healthcare professional. It should not be construed to indicate that use of the drug is safe, appropriate, or effective for you. Consult your healthcare professional before using any of our products. - If you have high blood pressure. - Rifampin (an antibiotic). - If you have heart failure. CAN I TAKE CELEBREX IF I AM TAKING OTHER MEDICATIONS? - ACE inhibitors (medicines used for high blood pressure and heart failure). - Serious kidney problems occur rarely, including acute kidney failure and worsening of chronic kidney failure. - If you are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. It is not known whether Celebrex is passed through to human breast milk and what its effects could be on a nursing child. If you are one of the many people who take low-dose aspirin for the prevention of heart attack or stroke, you can still take CELEBREX. However, taking CELEBREX and aspirin together can increase your risk for developing stomach ulcers compared to taking CELEBREX alone. CELEBREX is not a substitute for aspirin for heart attack or stroke prevention. |