Arthritis Drugs in the Medical Literature This Month - January 2006

Journal: Roczniki Akademii Medycznej w Bialymstoku 2005;50:339-42

Authors: A.M. Kuklinska, W.J. Musial, K.A. Kaminski, P. Kralisz, W. Modrzejewski, B. Sobkowicz, S. Dobrzycki, S. Stec, I. Wojtkowska

Summary: This study was designed to assess the influence of low dose Vioxx on inflammatory mediators and prostacyclin synthesis in patients with acute coronary syndrome. In all, 29 patients were randomized to simvastatin alone or together with Vioxx and assessed after 30 days. The results indicated that low-dose COX-2 therapy exerts significant anti-inflammatory effects and …