Initial patterns of use of COX-2 inhibitors by elderly patients in Ontario: findings and implications

MeSH terms

• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / economics
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
• Celecoxib
• Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / economics
• Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
• Drug Costs
• Female
• Humans
• Lactones / administration & dosage
• Lactones / economics
• Male
• Osteoarthritis / drug therapy*
• Osteoarthritis / economics
• Pyrazoles
• Sulfonamides / administration & dosage
• Sulfonamides / economics
• Sulfones