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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Plan. The actual price you’ll pay for either drug depends on your insurance plan, your location, and the pharmacy you use.Celebrex is a brand-name drug. It’s also available in a generic form called celecoxib. Ibuprofen is a generic drug. Brand-name medications usually cost more than generics.Visit Optum Perks to find coupons and savings for Celebrex and prescription ibuprofen.Like ibuprofen (above), the drug Mobic has uses similar to those of Celebrex. Here’s a comparison of how Celebrex and Mobic are alike and different.Note: Mobic is currently discontinued, but a generic version called meloxicam is available. The information in this section on Mobic also applies to its generic.IngredientsCelebrex contains celecoxib. Mobic contains meloxicam. Both Celebrex and Mobic are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).UsesHere’s a list of conditions that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Celebrex and Mobic to treat.Both Celebrex and Mobic are FDA-approved to treat:osteoarthritis (OA)rheumatoid arthritis (RA)juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA)*†Celebrex is also FDA-approved to treat:ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a form of arthritis that affects the spineacute (short-term) painprimary dysmenorrhea (period pain or menstrual cramps)* Celebrex is approved to treat JRA in children ages 2 years and older. Mobic is approved to treat JRA in children who weigh 60 kilograms (about 132 pounds) or more.† JRA is also called juvenile idiopathic arthritis.Drug forms and administrationCelebrex comes as a capsule that you swallow. You can also open the capsule and sprinkle the contents on a teaspoonful of applesauce to swallow. You’ll likely take Celebrex once or twice per day.Mobic comes as a tablet that you swallow.* You’ll likely take it once per day.Both Celebrex and Mobic are available only by prescription.* Meloxicam, the generic version of Mobic, comes as an oral suspension in addition to a tablet that you swallow.Side effects and risksCelebrex and Mobic are both NSAIDs. Therefore, these medications can cause very similar side effects. Below are examples of these side effects.Mild side effectsThis list contains up to 10 of the most common mild side effects that can occur with both Celebrex and Mobic (when taken individually):diarrheaindigestionabdominal pain or gasnausea or vomitingdizzinessheadacheswelling of hands and feetupper respiratory infection, such as
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