Preface

Foreword
M.C. HOCHBERG, MD, MPH, SUPPLEMENT EDITOR

Development and clinical application of COX-2-selective inhibitors for the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
C.O. BINGHAM III, MD

Cyclooxygenase-2-selective inhibitors: Translating pharmacology into clinical utility
B.N. CRONSTEIN, MD

COX-2-selective inhibitors in the treatment of arthritis
T.J. SCHNITZER, MD, PhD,  AND M.C. HOCHBERG, MD, MPH

Gastrointestinal safety and tolerability of nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents and cyclooxygenase-2-selective inhibitors
D.A. PEURA, MD

Outcomes studies of the gastrointestinal safety of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors
J.M. SCHEIMAN, MD

Current perspective on the cardiovascular effects of coxibs
M.A. KONSTAM, MD, AND M.R. WEIR, MD

Renal effects of nonselective NSAIDS and coxibs
M.R. WEIR, MD

Developing an economic rationale for the use of selective COX-2 inhibitors for patients at risk for NSAID gastropathy
A.M. FENDRICK, MD

Cyclooxygenase-2-selective inhibitors in the management of acute and perioperative pain
W.A. KATZ, MD

Emerging options with coxib therapy
M.J. LEMA, MD, PhD

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