Arcoxia belongs to a group of medicine called selective COX-2 inhibitors. These belong to a family of medicine called Non Steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAID?S). Arcoxia helps to reduce the pain and swelling (inflammation) in the joints and muscles of people with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitus and gout. Arcoxia can also be prescribed to a patient to treat short term moderate pain after dental surgery.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a long term inflammatory disease of your joints which cause pain, stiffness, swelling and increased loss of joint movement.

Gout is a disease of sudden recurring attacks of very painful inflammation and redness of the joints. Gout is caused by deposits of mineral crystals in the joint.