Prexige (lumiracoxib) is made by Novartis and is available in many countries throughout the world, but not the United States. If you want a bit of advance info, the prroduct information for Australian health professionals is located here and the Australian consumer package leaflet is linked here.
From Reuters:
Canada has approved use of Novartis's (NOVN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) arthritis drug Prexige, the first such drug allowed after an investigation into potential heart problems linked to their use, a source familiar with the approval said on Monday.
Prexige is one of several COX-2 inhibitors, drugs that were originally designed to be safer long-term treatments than Aspirin or other analgesics for arthritis or other pain. ...more
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