parecoxib

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parecoxib (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A water-soluble and injectable prodrug of valdecoxib.
    • 2015 July 2, Chong Oon Tan et al., “Surgical predictors of acute postoperative pain after hip arthroscopy”, in BMC Anesthesiology, volume 15, →DOI:
      All patients also received 1 g IV paracetamol, 1.5 mg/kg IV tramadol and 40 mg IV parecoxib analgesia intraoperatively, as well as pre-emptive antiemesis of 8 mg IV dexamethasone and 1 mg IV granisetron.