In the section “Material and Methods—Chemicals” it was stated that the drug lumiracoxib was provided by Novartis Pharmaceuticals (São Paulo, SP, Brazil). However, for use in experiments described specifically in this article, this drug was extracted from tablets of Prexige® 400 mg (Novartis) according to methodology previously described in detail by our research group (1).

1. Moreira TS, Cid YP, Pierre MBR, Kummerle AE, Fraga CAM, Sousa VP. Extração e purificação de fármacos antiinflamatórios não esteroidais ciclooxigenase-2 seletivos. Química Nova. 2009;32(5):1324–8.