Pharmaceutical compositions are provided comprising one or more orally
deliverable dose units, each comprising a selective cyclooxygenase-2
inhibitory drug of low water solubility, for example celecoxib, in an
immediate-release fraction and a controlled-release, slow-release,
programmed-release, timed-release, pulse-release, sustained-release or
extended-release fraction. The compositions are useful in treatment or
prophylaxis of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated conditions and disorders.