Wednesday, December 08, 2004

So who needed vioxx anyhow?

Google Search:: "Hub doctors issue warning on Celebrex
Boston Herald, MA - Dec 7, 2004
By Jennifer Rosinski. Two Boston doctors are cautioning physicians to prescribe pain relievers called cox-2 inhibitors such as Celebrex ...

No. 1 arthritis drug looks less risky for heart
Miami Herald (subscription), FL - Dec 7, 2004
Celebrex appears to be safer than Vioxx, a similar arthritis drug recently taken off the market because of heart risks. BY PATRICK WALTERS. ...

Celebrex safer than Vioxx, a study suggests
Detroit Free Press, MI - Dec 7, 2004
BY PATRICK WALTERS. PHILADELPHIA -- New research suggests that top-selling pain reliever Celebrex does not carry the same heart-attack ...

On The Firing Line At Embattled Merck
BusinessWeek, NY - Dec 6, 2004
Merck & Co. (MRK ) general counsel Kenneth C. Frazier isn't scared off by tough odds. In 1991, when he was a partner at Philadelphia ...

The Inside Dope On Drugs
BusinessWeek, NY - Dec 6, 2004
First it was antidepressants. Then Vioxx. Now questions have been raised about the safety of yet another drug, the painkiller Bextra, made by Pfizer (PFE ). ...

Vioxx users had triple heart risk
AZ Central.com, AZ - Dec 6, 2004
A study out Tuesday found that Vioxx users were nearly three times more likely to suffer a heart attack than people taking Celebrex, a similar pain reliever. ...

Study: Celebrex Safer on Heart Than Vioxx
Forbes, NY - Dec 6, 2004
MONDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDayNews) -- A new study finds that Celebrex, the first in a family of stomach-friendly painkillers called ...

Summary Box: Celebrex Safer Than Vioxx?
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