Myox Contraindications

Absolute Contraindications: Not to be given to those patients who have history of: Stroke: cerebrovascular accident, CVA.
Heart attack: Myocardial infarction, MI.
Coronary artery bypass graft: CABG.
Uncontrolled hypertension.
Congestive heart failure (CHF) NYHA II-IV.
Hypersensitivity to etoricoxib, other NSAIDs, or to any component in the product.
Patients who have experienced asthma, acute rhinitis, nasal polyps, angioneurotic edema, urticaria, or allergic-type reactions after taking aspirin or other NSAIDs, including other COX-2 specific inhibitors. Severe, rarely fatal, anaphylactoid reactions to NSAIDs have been reported in such patients.
Previous or active gastric, duodenal, or peptic ulceration; or active GI bleeding, or inflammatory bowel disease.
Severe renal impairment [creatinine clearance (CrCl) <30 mL/min] or deteriorating renal disease.
Severe hepatic dysfunction (serum albumin <25 g/L or Child-Pugh score ≥10).
Unstable or significant established ischemic heart disease, peripheral arterial disease and/or cerebrovascular disease.
Children and adolescents under 16 years of age.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding (see Precautions and Use in Pregnancy & Lactation).
Patients who have recently undergone angioplasty.
Use in the peri-operative period in patients undergoing cardiac or major vascular surgery.