Study Results Show Comparable Efficacy Between Celecoxib and Diclofenac for the Treatment of Ankle Sprains
STUDY RESULTS SHOW COMPARABLE EFFICACY BETWEEN CELECOXIB AND DICLOFENAC FOR THE TREATMENT OF ANKLE SPRAINS Data Presented at EULAR Annual Congress Stockholm, Sweden (June 14, 2002) - Results from a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, showed that celecoxib was as effective in relieving the acute pain of ankle sprain as the non-specific non- steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) diclofenac. 1),2) Celecoxib is authorized for marketing in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid