August 20, 2004

New Narcotic Prescription Guidelines, Celebrex

Doctors can sometimes be wary about prescribing narcotics to relieve patients' pain due to widespread prescription drug abuse and legal issues doctors have faced in the past. Thanks to new guidelines created by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) along with pain management groups, prescribing much-needed pain relievers to patients with conditions such as cancer and AIDS may become easier.

Doctors have found that Celebrex, a medication often used in the treatment of joint pain and inflammation, may help fight basal cell skin cancers.

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