Celecoxib

Brand name: Celebrex

DILI Likelihood

Score B — Known Hepatotoxin

This drug is known or highly likely to cause idiosyncratic liver injury and has a characteristic signature.

Between 12 and 50 cases including small case series have been described in the medical literature.

Classification

Primary class Analgesic

Secondary class Mild-Moderate Pain, Arthritis

FDA approval 1998