Study Shows Celebrex Could Be Just As Dangerous As Vioxx
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When Celebrex and other drugs like it came out, they seemed to be the magic pill for what ailed arthritis sufferers. The class of drugs is called Cox-2 Inhibitors reduced inflammation and pain without causing nasty side effects.
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NEW YORK - Since Merck&#39;s Vioxx was pulled from the market for increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke in a long-term study, there has been heated debate over whether other, similar medicines, such as Pfizer&#39;s Celebrex and Bextra, carry similar risks
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A new study linking high doses of Vioxx to an increased risk of heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths has re-ignited a running debate about the safety of the arthritis drug.
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20/12/2004 - The safety of cox-2 inhibitors was plunged into further uncertainty after Pfizer released details of trials that found an increased risk of heart problems with patients taking its painkiller Celebrex.
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Risks of first, nonfatal myocardial infarction was tripled with rofecoxib, compared with celecoxib users, Annals study shows. To determine whether and to what extent COX-2-selective inhibitors affected individuals
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Three years after cardiologists at the Cleveland Clinic warned of the dangers of the popular arthritis drug Vioxx, subsequent studies have found that the medication puts patients at greater risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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NEW YORK -- A new study has linked painkillers Vioxx, Celebrex, and Bextra to increased cardiovascular risk, reinforcing findings of other trials that have already sparked concern over the safety of a popular category of drugs.
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Two studies offer more evidence about  the dangers of some painkillers, adding kidney problems to  heart concerns already raised with the drug once sold as Vioxx,  researchers said on Tuesday.
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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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Washington - The health risks found in pain-relieving drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors, such as Vioxx, underscore the need for health authorities to test drugs already on the market, a top United States (US) cardiologist has warned.
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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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Pfizer Inc. on Friday said its popular  Celebrex arthritis drug more than doubled the risk of heart  attack in a large cancer-prevention trial, a setback that comes  just weeks after Merck & Co. recalled its similar Vioxx drug  due to heart safety risks.
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Aug. 26, 2004 -- The arthritis drug Vioxx may carry a higher risk of serious, even fatal heart problems than similar drugs such as Celebrex.
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Vioxx was associated with higher odds of heart attack than Celebrex, but the difference may be due to a number of factors, including differences in selectivity for the COX-2 isoenzyme, blood pressure, endothelial function and oxidative stress.
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Pfizer Inc. said it has found an increased risk of heart attacks with patients taking its top-selling painkiller Celebrex, a drug that is in the same class as Vioxx, but has no plans to remove it from the market.
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The recall of Merck&#39;s arthritis drug Vioxx has drawn attention to drug overall safety, more specifically, a similar drug known as Celebrex, by the drug maker Pfizer.
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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.