parecoxib

English

Noun

parecoxib (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A water-soluble and injectable prodrug of valdecoxib.
   • 2015 July 2, Chong Oon Tan et al., “Surgical predictors of acute postoperative pain after hip arthroscopy”, in BMC Anesthesiology‎^[1], volume 15, →DOI:

     All patients also received 1 g IV paracetamol, 1.5 mg/kg IV tramadol and 40 mg IV parecoxib analgesia intraoperatively, as well as pre-emptive antiemesis of 8 mg IV dexamethasone and 1 mg IV granisetron.