How effective is Vioxx for Pain? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 3.7/5 Long term ratings: 3.5/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Vioxx (rofecoxib) is for Pain and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 3 Vioxx users and is updated continuously.
What is Vioxx?
Vioxx has active ingredients of rofecoxib. It is often used in arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 110,130 Vioxx users. Check the latest studies of Vioxx.
What is Pain?
Pain is found to be associated with 3,818 drugs and 5,864 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Pain.
3 people are studied for taking Vioxx in Pain
Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Vioxx effectiveness for Pain (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 0
- moderate: 1
- high: 2
- very high: 0
Long Term:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 0
- moderate: 1
- high: 1
- very high: 0
Gender of people who take Vioxx for Pain *:
- female: 33.33 %
- male: 66.67 %
Age of people who take Vioxx for Pain *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 33.33 %
- 50-59: 33.33 %
- 60+: 33.33 %
Who find Vioxx more effective for Pain?
Gender of people who take Vioxx for Pain *:
- female: 50 %
- male: 50 %
Age of people who take Vioxx for Pain *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 50 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 50 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Vioxx?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Vioxx safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Vioxx (110,130 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Pain (1,140,594 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on rofecoxib (the active ingredients of Vioxx) and Vioxx (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.
DISCLAIMER: All material available on eHealthMe.com is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. All information is observation-only. Our phase IV clinical studies alone cannot establish cause-effect relationship. Different individuals may respond to medication in different ways. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. The use of the eHealthMe site and its content is at your own risk.
If you use this eHealthMe study on publication, please acknowledge it with a citation: study title, URL, accessed date.
Recent studies on eHealthMe:
- Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Aggravated and Gastroenteritis - a second ago
- Drug interactions of Cordarone and Xenical - 6 seconds ago
- Drug interactions of Androgel and Ms Contin - 8 seconds ago
- Drug interactions of Brintellix and Naproxen - 19 seconds ago
- Could Hydroxyzine Pamoate cause Disability? - 25 seconds ago
- Could Bisoprolol Fumarate cause Muscle Function Loss? - 32 seconds ago
- Could L-Glutamine cause Joint Pain? - 35 seconds ago
- Could Venofer cause Crying? - 37 seconds ago
- Drug interactions of Unisom and Vicodin - 47 seconds ago
- Could Etoposide cause Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Refractory? - 48 seconds ago