The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
				
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   			ISSUE 1447
July 21, 2014
                			
                		 Issue 1447
                		- In Brief:  Generic Celecoxib
 - Extended-Release Oxycodone and Acetaminophen (Xartemis XR)
 - Oral Propranolol (Hemangeol) for Infantile Hemangioma
 - Ceritinib (Zykadia) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
 - A Responsive Neurostimulator Device (RNS System) for Epilepsy
 - In Brief: Esomeprazole Strontium
 - In Brief:  Low-Dose Indomethacin (Tivorbex) for Pain
 
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				In Brief:  Generic Celecoxib
July 21, 2014 (Issue: 1447)
				The FDA has authorized two manufacturers (Teva, Mylan) to market generic formulations of celecoxib (Celebrex – Pfizer), the only COX-2 selective inhibitor remaining on the US market. Celecoxib is less likely than nonselective NSAIDs to cause...more
        			
        			
					
					
				
        			
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