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NEW YORK - Pfizer Inc. said it found an increased risk of heart attacks for patients taking high dosages of its top-selling painkiller Celebrex, the same problem that led to the withdrawal of its one-time competitor Vioxx.
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Pfizer Inc. on Friday said patients  taking its blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex in a long-term  cancer-prevention trial had more than twice the number of fatal  or non-fatal heart attacks as those taking a placebo.
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In a move that sent patients, doctors and investors scrambling, Pfizer said yesterday a government study indicated its Celebrex painkiller more than doubled the risk of heart attacks.
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Pfizer Inc. said it found an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes for patients taking high dosages of its top-selling arthritis painkiller Celebrex -- the same problem that led to the withdrawal of its one-time competitor, Vioxx.
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In the first epidemiological study designed and executed specifically to determine the heart-attack risk associated with COX-2 inhibitors rofecoxib (Vioxx) and celecoxib (Celebrex), researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found a
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NEW YORK, December 30  - New prescriptions for pharmaceutical major Pfizerâs (PFE.NYS) arthritis drug Celebrex declined 56% last week after the company revealed that the regular usage of the drug could enhance the risk of heart attacks
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Drugmaker Pfizer announced Friday that its painkiller Celebrex puts patients at &quot;increased cardiovascular risk&quot; for heart problems, citing a long-term cancer study.
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Pfizer Inc. said Friday that it found an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes for patients taking high dosages of its top-selling arthritis painkiller Celebrex, the same
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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, the Wall Street Journal said.
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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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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Pfizer shares tumbled more than 17 percent Friday morning after the company said a study of Pfizer&#39;s Celebrex drug for use in treating cancer has demonstrated an increased cardiovascular risk.
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TORONTO (CP) - Health authorities were left scrambling Friday when the company that makes one of the world's most popular pain relievers admitted Celebrex appears to increase the risk of heart attack in users.
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Pfizer has told federal drug officials that the company's analysis of 41 of its own patient trials of the arthritis and pain drug Celebrex finds no evidence that the drug increases the risk of heart problems.
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Recent studies have suggested that Celebrex and Bextra may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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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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FRIDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Pfizer Inc. said Friday that a study of its popular pain drug Celebrex in cancer patients had found an apparent increased risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular problems.
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Dec 07  - Celebrex (celecoxib) does not raise the risk of heart attack to the extent that Vioxx (rofecoxib) does, according to an early online release from the Annals of Internal Medicine.