OBJECTIVES: To analyse prescribing patterns of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor for low-back pain patients with cardiovascular comorbidities in American outpatient settings. METHODS: The data of this retrospective, cross-sectional study were from the 2007-2019 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey except 2017 for which data were not available. Data related to low-back pain patients of either gender aged ≥20 years. Those having cardiovascular comorbidities were placed in group A, while those without such comorbidities were placed in group B. Descri...
