Re: Athrotec 75

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 07/16/2001 2:23:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

paul101333@... writes:

<< My health plan AETNA will not

cover celebrex so I was prescribed Arthrotec 75. >>

- Double check on that - I have Aetna as well and they cover Vioxx for

me which makes me think they will cover Celebrex. The thing is though, you

must have pre-approval or pre-authorization for Vioxx (and probably Celebrex)

- your doctor's office must do this. Check with them and call the Aetna

customer service/member benefits 800 number on the back of your card. I'll

bet you can get it paid for.

Good luck,

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I have been on Arthrotec for about a year now. I could not tolerate

Celebrex (major GI problems). I have found that for me it does not

work as well as the Celebrex, but I have not had side effects. The

rheumatologist just switched me to Vioxx to see if it will work

better. ...Anita

> Hi,

>

> My name is and I actually have a mild case of psoriasis on my

> scalp,elbows, left knee and left ankle. However, while undergoing

> surgery to find out the cause of a cyst in the back of my knee, the

> results came back that I may have PA in the knee. I haven't felt

any

> pain or stiffness in the knee until after the surgery, figure that.

> Anyway, I am currently taking samples of Celebrex and I think they

> are working great. I've been taking one pill every other day for a

> month and so far no side effects. My health plan AETNA will not

> cover celebrex so I was prescribed Arthrotec 75. Can anyone tell

me

> anything about Arthrotec 75. From what I read it seems like there

> are alot more possible side effects than Celebrex but I want to

know

> from the source.

>

> Thanks

>