| Consult your healthcare professional before using any of our products. - If you have had an allergic reaction to aspirin or other NSAIDs. Consult your healthcare professional before using any of our products. - If you have high blood pressure. Consult your healthcare professional before using any of our products. You should continue to take VIOXX as prescribed even when you are feeling better. VIOXX can be taken with or without food. Generic VIOXX capsules come in 25mg. In late pregnancy CELEBREX should be avoided because it may cause problems in the final development of the heart in the fetus. - ACE inhibitors (medicines used for high blood pressure and heart failure). You should continue to take VIOXX as prescribed even when you are feeling better. VIOXX can be taken with or without food. Generic VIOXX capsules come in 25mg. - Lithium (a medicine used to treat a certain type of depression). - Serious allergic reactions including swelling of the face, lips, tongue, and/or throat which may cause difficulty breathing or swallowing and wheezing occur rarely but may require treatment right away. Severe skin reactions have also been reported. DO NOT TAKE VIOXX IF YOU HAVE HAD A SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION to aspirin or any medicine containing aspirin or to a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (such as Feldene, Motrin, Naprosyn, Clinoril). A severe reaction includes a severe rash, hives, breathing difficulties, or dizziness. If you have a question about whether you are allergic to Vioxx or if a certain medicine is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, contact your doctor or pharmacist. IF YOU EXPERIENCE difficulty breathing; tightness of chest; swelling of eyelids, face, or lips; or if you develop a rash or hives, tell your doctor immediately. Do not take any more doses of Vioxx unless your doctor tells you to do so. DO NOT EXCEED THE RECOMMENDED DOSE or take Vioxx for longer than prescribed without checking with your doctor. KEEP ALL DOCTOR AND LABORATORY APPOINTMENTS while you are using Vioxx. ALCOHOL WARNING: If you consume 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day, ask your doctor whether you should take Vioxx or other pain relievers/fever reducers. This medicine may cause stomach bleeding. BEFORE YOU BEGIN TAKING ANY NEW MEDICINE, either prescription or over-the-counter, check with your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any medicines that contain ibuprofen, naproxen, or ketoprofen. FOR WOMEN: IF YOU PLAN ON BECOMING PREGNANT, discuss with your doctor the benefits and risks of using Vioxx during pregnancy. IT IS UNKNOWN IF VIOXX IS EXCRETED in breast milk. DO NOT BREAST-FEED while taking Vioxx. CAN I TAKE CELEBREX IF I AM TAKING OTHER MEDICATIONS? - You should continue to take CELEBREX as prescribed even when you are feeling better. CELEBREX can be taken with or without food. - If you have had an allergic reaction to aspirin or other NSAIDs. - Rifampin (an antibiotic). - Rifampin (an antibiotic). 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 : - If you have liver disease. |