Celebrex Increases Heart Attack And Stroke Risk
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Celebrex, the most widely prescribed drug to treat arthritis has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and strokes when taken in high doses.
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Study confirmed concerns that the drug significantly raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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People who take Merck & Co. Inc.'s  analgesic Vioxx are nearly three times as likely to have heart  attacks as those taking Pfizer Inc.'s Celebrex, according to an  independent study published on Monday.
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New evidence shows all popular arthritis painkillers known as COX-2 inhibitors may put users at greater risk of heart attacks and strokes, the latest addition to the recent crop of safety concerns for the drugs.
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PHILADELPHIA - Pfizer Inc. said Friday that its popular pain-reliever Celebrex may double the risk of heart attack at high doses, triggering a torrent of new warnings about an entire class of drugs used by millions.
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Another blockbuster painkiller, Celebrex, has been found to raise the risk of heart attacks when taken in high doses, the drug&#39;s maker said yesterday.
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Pfizer Inc. on Friday reported an increased risk of heart problems among patients taking high doses of its popular painkiller and arthritis drug Celebrex.
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Celebrex, the nation&#39;s leading arthritis painkiller, raises the risk of heart attack when taken at high doses, the drug&#39;s maker said yesterday in the latest blow to a class of powerful and widely promoted drugs.
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Pfizer Inc. said it has found an increased risk of heart attacks with patients taking its top-selling painkiller Celebrex, a drug that is in the same class as Vioxx, but has no plans to remove it from the market.
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No. 1 drugmaker to end marketing push after study points to higher risk of heart attack, stroke. NEW YORK (CNN) - Under pressure from regulators, Pfizer has agreed to limit advertising of Celebrex after a
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Deciding whether to take Celebrex, Pfizer&#39;s popular arthritis drug, means choosing between pain relief and the risk of heart problems and strokes, area doctors say.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study reveals a greater risk of heart attack associated with Vioxx (rofecoxib) than with Celebrex (celecoxib), although neither drug shows a statistically significant elevated risk of heart attack relative to people who did not
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NEW YORK -- A new study has linked painkillers Vioxx, Celebrex, and Bextra to increased cardiovascular risk, reinforcing findings of other trials that have already sparked concern over the safety of a popular category of drugs.
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I was taking Vioxx for my arthritis, and then it was pulled from the market. So I switched to Celebrex. Now, I understand that Celebrex also may cause heart problems?
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Naproxen, a common painkiller sold under the brand name Aleve, appears to increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, the government said yesterday, making it the third major painkilling drug linked to heart problems in recent months.
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The painkiller Vioxx increases the chance of heart attack and death from cardiac arrest more than Celebrex does, according to a large study financed by the Food and Drug Administration.
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An independent study carried out at the University of Pennsylvania has shown that your risk of having a heart attack is three times greater with Vioxx than with Celebrex.