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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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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U.S. health officials issued the second warning since 2005 on Friday about deaths from misuse of Johnson & Johnson's Duragesic pain-killing patch or generic versions.
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US health regulators have warned of heart risks connected to over-the-counter painkiller naproxen, creating additional confusion over the safety of similar drugs after recent warnings for two other painkillers.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 23  - US regulators called Thursday for use of Pfizer&#39;s painkilling drugs Celebrex and Bextra to be limited, urging doctors to keep in mind indications of higher heart attack and stroke risks.
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U.S. health regulators warned on Monday of heart risks connected to over-the-counter painkiller naproxen, creating additional confusion over the safety of similar drugs after recent warnings for two other painkillers.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the way it monitors safety risks associated with medicines already on the market, such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn painkiller Vioxx.
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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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The Food and Drug Administration should immediately yank Celebrex and Bextra from the market to protect Americans from the drugs' heart risks, according to a petition filed with the agency yesterday by Public Citizen. The petition also requests that the FDA freeze applications for Arcoxia and Prexige -- two painkillers under development -- for the same reason.
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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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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 today.
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Doctors get a second warning about misusing the pain drug.
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U.S. regulators have "serious concerns"  about painkilling drugs in the class known as COX-2 inhibitors  and are due to issue a new ruling on them within days, the  Financial Times reported on its Web site on Sunday.
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HUNDREDS of thousands of patients taking commonly prescribed painkillers should have their treatment reviewed by a doctor after growing concerns about possible health risks, a government watchdog said yesterday.
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The two popular painkillers Vioxx and Celebrex, heavily marketed as "super-aspirin," were prescribed for millions of patients who did not need them or should not have taken them, researchers said on Friday.
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The US Food and Drug Administration Thursday said people should limit their use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug products. The FDA issued a Public Health Advisory about the use of NSAIDs, including
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German doctors have been told to restrict the use of all anti-inflammatory drugs belonging to the same group of popular painkillers as Vioxx, the Merck product that was withdrawn because of safety fears.