Meanings
nounparecoxib (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA water-soluble and injectable prodrug of valdecoxib.
All patients also received 1 g IV paracetamol, 1.5 mg/kg IV tramadol and 40 mg IV parecoxib analgesia intraoperatively, as well as pre-emptive antiemesis of 8 mg IV dexamethasone and 1 mg IV granisetron.
2015 July 2, Chong Oon Tan et al., “Surgical predictors of acute postoperative pain after hip arthroscopy”, in BMC Anesthesiology, volume 15, →DOI
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