A Multicenter, Open Label Trial To Evaluate Pain Relief With Intravenous Followed By Oral Therapy With Parecoxib/Valdecoxib 40 Mg/Day For Treatment Of Post-Laparoscopic Surgery Pain

parecoxib 40 mg intravenously after recovery from anesthesia; if pain persisted, the patient could receive an optional second drug dose on Study Day 1 (only) if more than 4 hours after the first dose. When the patient was able to tolerate oral medication, one valdecoxib 40 mg tablet was administered by mouth once daily in the morning until a maximum period of 7 days.