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March 25, 2019
                		
                	Sulfonamide Cross-Reactivity
					
					
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Sulfonamide Cross-Reactivity
March 25, 2019 (Issue: 1568)
					A reader has questioned why the label for the COX-2
selective NSAID celecoxib (Celebrex, and generics),
which contains a sulfonamide moiety, states that it
is contraindicated for use in patients with an allergy
to sulfonamides, while the labels...more
 
        			
        			
						
					
					
					
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