Bextra was one of the leading painkillers prescribed to student athletes across the country
Collegiate students really should be the last people who need COX-2s. They have less frequent co-morbidities that warrant these medications. I don’t see why normal NSAIDs (or even COX-2 preferential medications like Lodine or Relafen) weren’t prescribed instead.
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