Publisher's Synopsis
Drugs in Context is an independent, peer reviewed and practice orientated review of all the significant data on a specific drug, placed in the context of the disease and clinical practice setting. Celecoxib Editorial: "Osteoarthritis is often described as a degenerative arthritis or 'wear and tear', which has perpeluated the misconception among many of our colleagues and the population at large that osteoarthritis is an acceptable part of old age. This has encouraged an unjustified nihilism towards the clinical management of osteoarthritis." Disease Overview: "The chronic pain accompanying osteoarthritis has a profound effect on patients' quality of life, and interferes with all aspects of daily living." Drug Review: "The incidence of gastrointestinal complications appears to be significantly lower with celecoxib than with NSAIDs." Improving Practice: "There is no longer any excuse for considering osteoarthritis symptoms and disability as merely inevitable consequences of ageing, or telling patients 'you will just have to live with it as there is nothing we can do'!"
