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Celecoxib Cuts Opioid Use Nearly in Half After Throat Surgery—Without Increasing Pain
By MedXY|Apr 2, 2026
A retrospective cohort study of 80 patients undergoing tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, or uvulopalatopharyngoplasty found that adding celecoxib to multimodal analgesia reduced mean opioid consumption by 44%, while maintaining comparable pain