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On 28 Jan 2001, at 10:57, Mary Legan wrote: > Does this medication translate to Celexa is the USA? > > M.Dawn Hi Mary, Celebrex and celexa do not appear to be related in any way.... They just sound alike. ISMP Calls for Name Change for Celebrex Apr. 8, 1999: Because of 40 documented medication errors involving sound-alike/look-alike confusion, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices is calling on FDA to change the trade name of Celebrex (celecoxib; Searle, Pfizer) http://pharminfo.com/pubs/pnn/pnn38_1.html Celebrex is marketed by Pharmacia - Searle - Pfizer as celecoxib tablets (100 or 200 mg.) the first of a new class of drugs known as "cox - 2 inhibitors". It is intended primarily to treat arthritis. http://www.celebrex.com/ "Celebrex Prescription Drug Information" http://arthritis.about.com/health/arthritis/cs/celebrex/ DrugFAQs: Celebrex (celecoxib) http://pharminfo.com/drugfaq/celebrex_faq.html On the other hand......... Celexa (Citalopram Hydrobromide) is marketed by Parke Davis to treat depression. http://www.celexa.com/ DrugFAQs: Celexa (citalopram) http://pharminfo.com/drugfaq/celexa_faq.html Citalopram - RxList Monographs http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/citalo_ids.htm All the best ....... Murray [log in to unmask]