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The O.C. was a smash hit in 2003 when it first premiered, and it launched the careers of all of the young actors including McKenzie, Brody, Barton and Rachel Bilson who played Marissa’s bestie, Summer Roberts. The series ran for four seasons until 2007, before it was canceled. Can you binge the entire show on Netflix or Hulu now?

Unless you’re living in 2008 and you still have a DVD plan attached to your Netflix subscription, you won’t be visiting the teens of Newport Beach through Netflix. Though the streaming service allows those who have a DVD plan to rent The O.C. a few DVDs at a time, those of us who are streaming only are pretty much out of luck.

If you’re willing to wait around for the DVDs, you might as well hit up Amazon.com and use your Prime subscription to order the complete series on DVD for just $74.70. Amazon can ship the entire thing to you in just 2-days, and it’s a collector’s edition box set which has all kinds of juicy behind-the-scenes details.

If you have a Hulu subscription (or at least a password) then you’re in luck. Hulu acquired the rights to the former FOX series and they are the sole streamer to provide the series in full. With a Hulu log-in, you can cuddle up with your favorite snacks and indulge in all 92-episodes of The O.C. which includes flighting, violence, love triangles, drug use and everything else that made high school look way more glamorous than it actually was.

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By the time The O.C. ended in 2007, the series was pretty much in shambles. Misha Barton had exited the show to try her hand at movies, and everyone else just seemed like they were tired of it all. In Jan. 2007, Fox decided to pull the plug on The O.C. due to poor ratings.

When the series first premiered it was bringing in an audience of 10 million each week. However, by Season 4, it was only bringing in about 4 million viewers. At the time of its cancelation, Fox News reported, “Observers have pointed to a variety of possible reasons for the slump, including inconsistent quality, the fickleness of younger viewers and a time-slot change.”

Though The O.C. ended on a less-than-stellar note, those first two seasons are gold.

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Celecoxib, sold under the brand name Celebrex among others, is a COX-2 inhibitor and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It is used to treat the pain and inflammation in osteoarthritis, acute pain in adults, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, painful menstruation, and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. It may also be used to decrease the risk of colorectal adenomas in people with familial adenomatous polyposis. It is taken by mouth. Benefits are typically seen within an hour.

Common side effects include abdominal pain, nausea, and diarrhea. Serious side effects may include heart attacks, strokes, gastrointestinal perforation, gastrointestinal bleeding, kidney failure, and anaphylaxis. Use is not recommended in people at high risk for heart disease. The risks are similar to other NSAIDs, such as ibuprofen and naproxen. Use in the later part of pregnancy or during breastfeeding is not recommended.

Celecoxib was patented in 1993 and came into medical use in 1999.

Celecoxib is indicated for the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute pain, musculoskeletal pain, painful menstruation, ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and to reduce the number of colon and rectal polyps in people with familial adenomatous polyposis. It may be used in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis who are older than two years of age and weigh more than 10 kg (22 lb).

It is similar to paracetamol for pain relief and is the first line treatment for osteoarthritis.

A number of studies done by the manufacturer have not been released for independent analysis, so there is no evidence of the effects.

It has been used to reduce colon and rectal polyps in people with adenomatous polyposis, but it is not known if it reduces cancer rates.

People with a history of GI bleeding or ulcer disease need to be extra careful. There are warning symptoms for moderate to severe GI toxicity in people who are treated with NSAID.

In October 2020, the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required the drug label to be updated for all nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications to describe the risk of kidney problems in unborn babies that result in low amniotic fluid. They recommend avoiding NSAIDs in pregnant women at 20 weeks or later in pregnancy.

Celecoxib may cause allergic reactions in people who are allergic to other sulfonamide-based drugs. The contraindication in people with severe allergies to other NSAID is also added. It has a low chance of inducing cutaneous reactions among people who have a history of aspirin or nonselective NSAID reactions.

Exfoliative dermatitis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and toxic epidermal necrolysis are all possible adverse skin events caused by NSAID use. At the first sign of rash, use should be stopped.

A 2013 meta-analysis of hundreds of clinical trials found that coxibs (the class of drugs that includes celecoxib) increase the risk of major cardiovascular problems by about 37% over placebo. In 2016, a randomized trial provided strong evidence that treatment with celecoxib is not more likely to result in poor cardiovascular outcomes than treatment with naproxen or ibuprofen. As a result, in 2018 an FDA advisory panel concluded that celecoxib poses no greater risk for causing heart attacks and strokes than the commonly-used NSAIDs ibuprofen or naproxen and recommended that the FDA consider changing its advice to physicians regarding celecoxib's safety.

In 2004, the market for rofecoxib was removed because of its risk. celecoxib carries an FDA-mandated "black box warning" for cardiovascular and gastrointestinal risk.

In February 2007, the American Heart Association warned that with respect to "patients with a prior history of or at high risk for cardiovascular disease... use of COX-2 inhibitors for pain relief should be limited to patients for whom there are not appropriate alternatives, and then, only in the lowest dose and for the shortest duration necessary."

In 2005, a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that cardiovascular effects of COX-2 inhibitors differ, depending on the drug. Other COX-2-selective inhibitors, such as rofecoxib, have significantly higher myocardial infarction rates than celecoxib. In April 2005, after an extensive review of data, the FDA concluded it was likely "that there is a 'class effect' for increased CV risk for all NSAIDs". In a 2006 meta-analysis of randomized control studies, the cerebrovascular events associated with COX-2 inhibitors were examined, but no significant risks were found when compared to nonselective NSAIDs or placebos.

Celecoxib is primarily metabolized by P450 2C9. Caution must be exercised with concomitant use of 2C9 inhibitors, such as fluconazole, which can greatly elevate celecoxib serum levels. If used concomitantly with lithium, celecoxib increases lithium plasma levels. If used concomitantly with warfarin, celecoxib may result in increased risk of bleeding complications. The risk of bleeding and gastric ulcers also increase further when SSRIs are used in combination with celecoxib. The drug may increase the risk of kidney failure with angiotensin-converting enzyme-inhibitors, such as lisinopril, and diuretics, such as hydrochlorothiazide.

In the US FDA, the drug is classified into two categories: category C prior to 30 weeks and category D after 30 weeks.

celecoxib is a very effective and long-term inhibitor of the COX-2 isoform of cyclooxygenase. It has anti- inflammatory and analgesic properties.

Inhibition of COX-1 (which celecoxib does not inhibit at therapeutic concentrations) inhibits the production of prostaglandins and the production of thromboxane A2, a platelet activator. COX-1 is traditionally defined as a constitutively expressed "housekeeping" enzyme and plays a role in the protection of the gastrointestinal mucosa, kidney hemodynamics, and platelet thrombogenesis. COX-2, on the contrary, is extensively expressed in cells involved in inflammation and is upregulated by bacterial lipopolysaccharides, cytokines, growth factors, and tumor promoters. Celecoxib is approximately 10-20 times more selective for COX-2 inhibition over COX-1. It binds with its polar sulfonamide side chain to a hydrophilic side pocket region close to the active COX-2 binding site. In theory, this selectivity allows celecoxib and other COX-2 inhibitors to reduce inflammation (and pain) while minimizing gastrointestinal adverse drug reactions (e.g. stomach ulcers) that are common with nonselective NSAIDs.

celecoxib affects genes and pathways involved in inflammation and tumor growth, but not normal tissues.

The reduction in cancer progression may be explained by the Celecoxib binding to Cadherin-11.

The two aromatic rings that were replaced must reside in close proximity to the central ring to be effective.

Various modifications can be made to the 1,5-diarylpyrazole moiety to deduce the structure-activity relationship of celecoxib. A para-sulfamoylphenyl at position 1 of the pyrazole was found to have a higher potency for COX-2 selective inhibition than a para-methoxyphenyl (see structures 1 and 2, below). A 4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl or 4-sulfamoylphenyl is needed for COX-2 inhibition. Replacing either of these entities with aSO2NHCH3 substitute reduces the effectiveness of the COX-2 system.

A trifluoromethyl or difluoromethyl is a better substitution for a fluoromethyl or methyl than a pyrazole is.

Celecoxib is compound 22; the 4-sulfamoylphenyl on the 1-pyrazol substituent is required for COX-2 inhibition and the 4-methyl on the 5-pyrazol system has low steric hindrance to maximize potency, while the 3-trifluoromethyl group provides superior selectivity and potency. To explain the selectivity of celecoxib, it is necessary to analyze the free energy of binding difference between the drug molecule and COX-1 compared to COX-2 enzymes. The structural modifications highlight the importance of binding to residue 523 in the side binding pocket of the cyclooxygenase enzyme, which is an isoleucine in COX-1 and a valine in COX-2. This mutation appears to contribute to COX-2 selectivity by creating steric hindrance between the sulfonamide oxygen and the methyl group of Ile523 that effectively destabilizes the celecoxib-COX-1 complex.

Pfizer marketed it for arthritis. The team at the Searle division of Monsanto led by John Talley discovered Celecoxib and other COX-2 selective inhibitors.

There were two lawsuits over the discovery of celecoxib. The COX-2 enzyme was discovered in 1988 by Daniel L. Simmons of Brigham Young University and in 1991 by Monsanto. Monsanto's pharmaceutical division was later purchased by Pfizer, and in 2006, BYU sued Pfizer for breach of contract, claiming Pfizer did not properly pay contractual royalties back to BYU. A settlement was reached in April 2012, in which Pfizer agreed to pay $450 million. Other important discoveries in COX-2 were made at the University of Rochester, which patented the discoveries. When the patent issued, the university sued Searle (later Pfizer) in a case called, University of Rochester v. G.D. Searle & Co., 358 F.3d 916 (Fed.

There is a court of appeals. There was a report on 2004. In 2004, the court ruled in favor of Searle, holding that the university had claimed a method requiring yet no written description of a compound that could prevent COX-2 and therefore the patent was invalid.

According to the National Academy of Sciences, Philip Needleman, who was vice president of Monsanto in 1989 and president of Searle in 1993 oversaw research into COX-2 that led to the development of the anti-Inflammatory drug celecoxib. He became senior executive vice president and chief scientist of Pharmacia from 2000 to 2003. Celecoxib was discovered and developed by G.D. Searle & Company and was approved by the FDA on 31 December 1998. It was co-promoted by Monsanto Company (parent company of Searle) and Pfizer under the brand name Celebrex.

The Medical Research Division was acquired by Pfizer, and Celebrex was theirs. In 2004, a major patent dispute was resolved in favor of Pfizer.

There is a court of appeals. The University of Rochester claimed. The method of using a compound without actually revealing what the compound might be was covered by the patent. The patent was invalid because the university had claimed a method that required yet no written description of a compound that could prevent COX-2 and therefore the patent was not valid.

The withdrawal of rofecoxib from the market in September of 2004 resulted in an increase in sales of celecoxib. Pfizer halted direct-to-consumer advertising of Celebrex in December of that year after the results of the APC trial raised concerns that Celebrex might carry risks similar to rofecoxib. Sales reached $2 billion in 2006. Prior to its availability in generic form, it was one of Pfizer's "best-selling drugs, amounting to more than $2.5 billion in sales , and was prescribed to 2.4 million" people in 2011. By 2012, 33 million Americans had taken celecoxib.

Pfizer summarized advertising Celebrex in magazines in 2006 and resumed television advertising in April 2007, with an advertisement which extensively discussed the adverse effects of Celebrex in comparison with other anti- inflammatory drugs.

The ad drew criticism from the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, which called the ad's comparisons misleading. Pfizer responded to Public Citizen's concerns with assurances that they are truthfully advertising the risk and benefits of Celebrex as set forth by the FDA.

Celebrex's main selling point was the fact that it was better in protecting the stomach from serious complications than other drugs. Pfizer and Pharmacia only presented the results from the first six months of a year long study, rather than the whole thing, after federal investigations. These partial results were then published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. In 2001, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the full results of the Pfizer and Pharmacia study which showed that they had withheld crucial data. By 2012, a federal judge unsealed "thousands of pages of internal documents and depositions" in a "long-running securities fraud case against Pfizer."

The data for 21 studies that Scott S. Reuben had authored for the efficacy of the drug had been fabricated. The drugs' effects were overstated. He was a paid spokesman for Pfizer. Although from 2002 to 2007 Pfizer underwrote much of Dr. Reuben's research and "many of his trials found that Celebrex and Lyrica, Pfizer drugs, were effective against postoperative pain," Pfizer was not aware of the fraudulent data. None of the retracted studies were submitted to either the US Food and Drug Administration or the European Union's regulatory agencies prior to the drug's approval.

It is very disappointing to learn about Dr. Scott Reuben's alleged actions. According to the documents that were made public in 2012 the employees of pharmacia devised a strategy to present the findings after they decided to support Dr. Reuben's research.

Celebrex is a brand name for celecoxib, and it is available as oral capsule containing 50, 100, 200 or 400 of celecoxib.

It is legal in many countries as a generic under several brand names. Two of the three patents that covered celecoxib in the US expired in May and one was due to expire in December. The FDA approved the first versions of generic celecoxib after the patent expired.

celecoxib has been shown to be effective in treating a number of mental disorders, including major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.

A meta-analysis looking at trials of celecoxib as a treatment for bipolar disorder was not very good.

It has been used to reduce colon and rectal polyps in people with adenomatous polyposis, but it is not known if it reduces cancer rates.

The use of celecoxib to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer has been investigated, but neither celecoxib nor any other drug is indicated for this use. Small-scale clinical trials in very high-risk people (belonging to FAP families) showed celecoxib can prevent polyp growth. The results of large-scale randomized clinical trials show a reduction in polyp recurrence in people who receive celecoxib each day. The celecoxib-treated groups had more serious cardiovascular events. Aspirin has shown a similar protective effect and is cheaper, but no head-to-head clinical trials have compared the two drugs.

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