Arthritis Drugs In the Medical Literature This Month

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Journal: PLoS medicine / Public Library of Science 2005 Jul;2(7):e197 Authors: E.J. Westgate, G.A. Fitzgerald Summary: Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania report a case of a 25-year-old female, identified as a vigorously athletic non-smoker, who developed pulmonary embolism while taking oral contraceptive and Bextra. According to the report, the patient was prescribed Valdecoxib (20mg/two times a day) after she developed neck pain resulting from disc protrusion. Following treatment for two weeks, her neck pain resolved; however, she developed left-sided pleuritic chest …