Vioxx was OKd for kids
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Weeks before pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp; Co. sent seismic waves through the medical community, pulling its painkiller Vioxx off the market, it announced the drug had been approved for children.
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With Vioxx off the market because of links to heart problems and concerns growing about the related drugs Celebrex and Bextra, a pair of Food and Drug Administration advisory committees are assessing the safety of the popular painkillers.
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An East Tennessee man claims the arthritis drug Vioxx killed his wife, seven weeks ago. The drug was pulled from store shelves this fall after a report proved Vioxx doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes in some patients.
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Merck&#39;s (MRK :NYSE - news - research) decision to withdraw its popular arthritis drug Vioxx from the market in late September has raised questions about the process leading up to its regulatory approval in 1999 as well as the importance of subsequent
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Scientific evidence of increased heart attack risk associated with popular arthritis drug Vioxx was available as early as 2000, say Swiss scientists, although the drug was only withdrawn in September 2004.
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Both acetaminophen and ibuprofen are safe and effective for treating migraines in children and adolescents, says a new practice guideline issued by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society.
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Americans should feel reasonably safe taking government-approved prescription drugs &#151; with a few caveats &#151; even after a popular arthritis medication was pulled from the market, medical experts say. But the problems with Vioxx raise questions about the Food and Drug Administration's safety review process and the length of time it took Merck to pull the drug, observers say.
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The study&#39;s findings were dramatic: 20 patients on Vioxx had heart attacks. Only four had heart attacks on the comparison drug.
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WASHINGTON The first new cancer drug in ten years that is specifically designed to help children is a step closer to approval. An advisory panel at the Food and Drug Administration is recommending the use
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Tampa, Florida - If you or someone you know is taking the arthritis drug, Vioxx, itâs been pulled from the market. The manufacturer, Merck &amp; Co.
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Vioxx and other pain-relieving drugs have given many people with chronic pain the chance to resume normal lives. But an increase in heart attacks among users of the popular arthritis drug led the manufacturer to pull it from the market and has cast a shadow over similar medications.
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the Rascals singing a â60s fave, âItâsa Beautiful Morningâ â-elga Brewer could relate. That round yellow Vioxx pill
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Merck announced on Sept. 29 a voluntary worldwide withdrawal of Vioxx (rofecoxib), a so-called COX-2 selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, or NSAID.
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(KRON) -- There are more safety concerns about painkillers after the parents of a 7-year-old Los Angeles girl sued the makers of Children&#39;s Motrin.
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Vioxx was already a big success as an arthritis pain reliever, but Merck &amp; Co. thought it could be an even bigger seller. The drug seemed to have some cancer-prevention qualities
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Federal advisers approved marketing the painkiller Celebrex as a treatment for children with a devastating form of arthritis despite being split on whether it was safe.
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WASHINGTON - Federal health advisers considering more stringent warning labels for anti-depressants linked to suicidal thoughts among children were told on Tuesday that a new warning added in March appeared to have little impact on children's use of the drugs.    Children aged 1 to 17 still account for 7 percent of anti-depressants prescribed, said Michael Evans of the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Drug Safety...