Coming in capsule form, Celecoxib should be taken as per your doctor’s direction.

Before your doctor prescribes Celecoxib, you better tell him about all your present and past health history so that he can take an appropriate decision on the prescription. Your doctor should have to know if you have any allergies to any particular medicine, food or any substance.

Celecoxib should have to be taken with caution if you have liver, kidney and gastrointestinal problems. If you are having any of these problems, your doctor may go for dosage adjustment and also go for regular check up of your health condition.

Celecoxib is rated FDA pregnancy category C, which means that the drug is not suited for pregnant women and for those who hope to get pregnant. Celecoxib can cause harm to the unborn babe and so do not take the drug while pregnant and better don’t get pregnant when taking the drug. Celecoxib should also be not taken when you breast feed as the drug is seen in breast milk.

Elderly persons should have to use the drug with caution as they are more sensitive to the side effects. Persons above 65 years are only given a low dosage.

The drug is known to affect the liver. Therefore, if you come across vomiting, appetite loss, tiredness, nausea, dark urine and yellow coloring of skin or eyes, contact your doctor immediately as these could be the symptoms of serious liver problems.