The cost-effectiveness of celecoxib versus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs plus proton-pump inhibitors in the treatment of osteoarthritis in Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND: Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitors including celecoxib are as effective as non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (ns-NSAIDs) in the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) and have less gastrointestinal toxicity. Although they are associated with higher treatment costs, COX-2 inhib...

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Autores principales: Nasef, Sherif A, Shaaban, A. Aziz, Mould-Quevedo, Joaquin, Ismail, Tarek A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4467807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26061682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13561-015-0053-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4467807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26061682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13561-015-0053-7

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