[e-drug] Availability and price of rofecoxib (4)

[Annalisa Campomori <a.campomori@ausl.mo.it>]

E-drug: Availability and price of rofecoxib (4)
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Rofecoxib is available in Italy since year 2000:
14 tablets 12.5 mg cost 23.13 Euro
14 tablets 25 mg cost 23.13 Euro
it can be completely reimbursed by the National Health Service only 
in painful osteoarthritis.

Concerning adverse effects I would suggest you to visit these 
independent drug information bulletins and sites:
-Therapeutics Letter: http://www.ti.ubc.ca/pages/letter39.htm
-National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NHS):
http://www.nice.org.uk/cat.asp?c=18033
-Cardiovascular safety of Cox2 inhibitors. The Medical Letter on 
Drugs and Therapeutics. November 12, 2001; (1118) pp. 99-100

Yours sincerely
Annalisa Campomori, PharmD


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