Celebrex drug linked to heart attacks
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BEIJING, Dec. 22 -- The Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) advised patients to be cautious when using the drug Celebrex for treating osteoarthritis.
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The painkiller Celebrex is so effective in treating arthritis that doctors will probably continue to prescribe it, despite a new study that shows that, at high doses, it increases the risk of heart attacks.
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A study in a leading medical journal found Pfizer&#39;s Celebrex does not pose the same risk of causing heart attacks as Vioxx, the competing medicine Merck withdrew from the market because of safety concerns.
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Millions of people who take Celebrex to treat arthritis have been left with a difficult decision to make after a study showed Celebrex increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes when taken in large doses.
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People taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) who suddenly stop face an almost 50 percent increased risk for having a heart attack during the first few weeks
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Concerns that Celebrex may increase the risk of heart attack could keep what is still a relatively safe medication away from patients who suffer from arthritis and other painful ailments, some doctors say.
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12/21/04 -- It&#39;s the third largest pain relief drug in recent months to be linked with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
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New prescriptions for Pfizer Inc.'s  arthritis drug Celebrex fell 56 percent last week after the  company released data showing the drug may increase the risk of  heart attacks and strokes, according to Verispan, a market  research company.
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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. has acknowledged that a 1999 study found Alzheimer's patients taking the pain killer Celebrex were up to four times more likely to have cardiovascular risk factors than those taking a placebo.
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More evidence of how painkillers  called COX-2 inhibitors can raise the risk of heart disease was  published Monday, showing Pfizer Inc.'s Bextra can triple the  risk of heart attack and stroke in certain patients.
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NEW YORK - A new round of trials have shown a boosted risk of heart problems among patients taking the painkiller Celebrex, manufacturer Pfizer Inc.
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Pfizer Inc. says a new study finds increased risk of heart problems with taking painkiller drug Celebrex.
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BOSTON - The safety of Celebrex and other pain relievers was questioned Wednesday as scientists in the United States and regulatory agencies in Europe said they feared such drugs might raise the same risk of heart problems as those blamed on the arthritis
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Pfizer Inc. on Monday said a major new  trial will test whether its  popular Celebrex arthritis drug  increases the risk of heart attacks, as seen with Merck and  Co.'s recalled Vioxx pill.
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New prescriptions for Pfizer Inc.&#39;s arthritis drug Celebrex fell 56 percent last week after the company released data showing the drug may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to Verispan, a market research company
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In an announcement that many doctors were waiting for, Pfizer Inc. said its top-selling painkiller Celebrex -- which is similar to Vioxx -- caused an increased risk of heart attacks when used in high doses during a clinical trial.
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Celebrex, a huge-selling painkiller sold by Pfizer, more than tripled the risk of heart attacks, strokes and death among those taking high doses in a national trial, the company said yesterday.