fewer red flags when you prescribe celecoxib (Celebrex) to patients with a sulfa allergy

February 2014

You'll see fewer red flags when you prescribe celecoxib (Celebrex) to patients with a sulfa allergy.

This is still listed as a contraindication in the labeling for Celebrex...but studies don't support it. Now interaction software is starting to follow that evidence.

There's lots of confusion about which drugs are actually sulfonamides...and how likely they are to cross-react.

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