Randomized trial of switching from prescribed non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to prescribed celecoxib: the Standard care vs. Celecoxib Outcome Trial (SCOT).

<h4>Background</h4> <p>Selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and conventional non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsNSAIDs) have been associated with adverse cardiovascular (CV) effects. We compared the CV safety of switching to celecoxib vs. continuing nsNSAID th...

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Main Authors: MacDonald, TM, Hawkey, CJ, Ford, I, McMurray, JJV, Scheiman, JM, Hallas, J, Findlay, E, Grobbee, DE, Hobbs, FDR, Ralston, SH, Reid, DM, Walters, MR, Webster, J, Ruschitzka, F, Ritchie, LD, Perez-Gutthann, S, Connolly, E, Greenlaw, N, Wilson, A, Wei, L, Mackenzie, IS
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2016