What is it about?

This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of two commonly used medicines for osteoarthritis (celecoxib and naproxen) in a Latino population.

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Why is it important?

We know that some medicines don't work as well or may have unique safety issues in ethnic populations versus Caucasians. This study evaluates efficacy and safety in a Latino population.

Perspectives

Celecoxib is a commonly used medicine for treatment of arthritis. Extensive clinical data is available for effectiveness and safety in Caucasian populations. We now have studied celecoxib in African-American, Asian, and Latino populations adding to the knowledge base regarding safety and efficacy for those physicians wishing to treat those patients in those three ethnic groups.

Dr Michael Anthony O'Connell
Pfizer Medical

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This page is a summary of: Efficacy and tolerability of celecoxib and naproxen versus placebo in Hispanic patients with knee osteoarthritis, International Journal of General Medicine, May 2014, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s61297.
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