FDA Urges Doctors to Limit Prescriptions for Two Painkillers
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The Food and Drug Administration recommended Thursday that doctors limit prescriptions for the popular pain pills Celebrex and Bextra because recent
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ARTHRITIS sufferers were yesterday warned that a widely-used painkiller increases the risk of heart attack and strokes and were urged to contact their doctors.
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Cephalon Inc. has warned doctors about deaths that have been linked to its Fentora pain drug for cancer patients, U.S. health regulators said on Thursday.
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The Food and Drug Administration yesterday ordered a review of all prevention studies involving drugs such as Celebrex and Bextra, which have been associated with increased risk of heart problems. The agency also urged the public to limit use of over-the-counter pain medications.
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Doctors should limit use of Pfizer Inc.&#39;s Celebrex and Bextra pain drugs while regulators continue to weigh their cardiovascular risks, the US Food and Drug Administration said.
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U.S. health officials issued a second warning on Friday about reports of deaths and dangerous side effects in patients who used Johnson & Johnson's Duragesic pain-killing skin patch or generic versions.
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Doctors were told yesterday to restrict the use of the NHS&#39;s frontline painkiller for very sick patients in an attempt to eke out supplies.
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WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration has ordered a sweeping review of studies involving prescription painkillers like Celebrex and Bextra.
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U.S. health officials issued a second warning on Friday about reports of deaths and dangerous side effects in patients who used Johnson & Johnson's  Duragesic pain-killing skin patch or generic versions.
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One area physician wishes his patients would call to seek his advice before going cold turkey when it comes to three widely prescribed arthritis medications - Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex.
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British regulators recommended on Monday that physicians restrict the use of the anti-depressant Efexor from drugmaker Wyeth because its use could have side effects for heart health and pose other potential risks that require more careful monitoring than
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U.S. health officials on Tuesday proposed new warnings about liver and stomach risks on the labels of over-the-counter pain relievers such as aspirin, ibuprofen and acetaminophen.
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Across the United States, doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that popular drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose potentially serious heart risks.
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration on Monday issued a warning to patients taking  the painkiller naproxen after a government study showed the  over-the-counter medicine can cause an increased risk of heart  problems.
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A doctor who first sounded an alarm about heart problems and the prescription pain killer Vioxx now is calling on the government to rein in aggressive prescription-drug advertising, a factor
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Across the country, doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that popular drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose potentially serious heart risks.
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Doctors who led three studies  showing prescription painkillers called COX-2 inhibitors raise  the risk of heart attacks and stroke said on Tuesday the whole  class of drugs was in danger of being pulled from the market.