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rofecoxib
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rofecoxib /ro·fe·cox·ib/ (ro″fĕ-cok´sib) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of osteoarthritis, acute pain, and dysmenorrhea.
ro·fe·cox·ib (rf-kksb)
n.
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug that selectively inhibits the formation of prostaglandins and was formerly used to treat pain, especially in osteoarthritis.
rofecoxib [ro″fĕ-cok´sib]
a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug of the cox-2 inhibitors group, used in treatment of osteoarthritis, acute pain, and dysmenorrhea.
rofecoxib
Vioxx® Pain management An analgesic Cox-2 inhibitor. See Cox-2 inhibitor, Cyclooxygenase.
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