Celebrex Causes Less Ulcer and Bleeding as Side Effects

There is general perception that traditional pain killer medications cause ulcer and heartburn as side effects. Celebrex, a pain killer drug for Arthritis patients, cause less ulcer and heartburn as compare to other pain relief drugs.

Celebrex found to be 4 times lesser to cause ulcer, bleeding and heartburn than other arthritis pain relief medications such as Diclofenac. Celebrex is drug by Pfizer, approved by FDA to treat pain in patients suffering from arthritis.

Gastrointestinal diseases such as ulcer and heartburn are most common side effects reported while using Diclofenac. Doctors usually prescribe Prilosec (A drug to treat heartburn) along with Diclofenac to avoid development of ulcer.

Arthiritis is kind of disease which requires to take medicine for long time.

Patients who need to be treated with pain killer drugs in arthritis are now recommended to either take combination treatment (Diclofenac + Prilosec) or Celebrex alone.

"Now that there is proof of lower chances for developing bleeding and ulcer, physicians would prefer to prescribe Celebrex more than the combined therapy." Said Dr Francis KL Chan, a scientist at Hong Kong based Department of Medicine at Prince of Wales.