FDA Recommends Limited Use Of Celebrex, Naproxen
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Less than a week after two sets of new data raised questions about the cardiovascular safety of two widely used painkillers, the Pfizer Inc.
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BEIJING, Dec. 22 -- The Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) advised patients to be cautious when using the drug Celebrex for treating osteoarthritis.
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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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Patients who discontinue long-term use of anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen run a higher risk of heart attack for a few weeks immediately afterward, a study said on Monday.
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Doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose serious heart risks.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- The U.S. government announced Friday it has  halted the use of Celebrex in a cancer trial because of heart risks, and it is reviewing the safety of all its clinical trials using similar painkillers.
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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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WASHINGTON: Naproxen, a painkiller, can cause an increased risk of heart problems, warns the US Food and Drug Administration. The FDA issued the warning on Monday following a government study on the over-the-counter medicine.
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Worried that your painkiller could trigger a heart attack or dangerous stomach bleeding? New reports on painkiller risks, based on reviews of dozens of studies including hundreds of thousands of patients, indicate most patients should try naproxen, an older anti-inflammatory drug.
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Still reeling from Merck&#39;s withdrawal of Vioxx from the market and Pfizer&#39;s decision to stop advertising Celebrex, people who suffer from arthritis pain now have one more worry: The US Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it was halting a
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Widely used anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen could help reduce the risk of heart attacks, while abruptly halting the usage increases the risks, according to a large UK study.
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Deciding whether to take Celebrex, Pfizer&#39;s popular arthritis drug, means choosing between pain relief and the risk of heart problems and strokes, area doctors say.
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U.S. health regulators warned on  Monday of heart risks connected to over-the-counter painkiller  naproxen, a further blow to patients seeking pain relief that  creates additional confusion over the safety of similar drugs  after recent warnings for two other painkillers.
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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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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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People at average risk for colon cancer shouldn't take aspirin or painkillers like ibuprofen to try to prevent the disease, a federal task force advises, because of the risk of bleeding and other potential health problems. The recommendation for the first time by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force includes those with a family history of colorectal cancer.
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Oct. 6, 2004 - Scientists in the United States and regulatory agencies in Europe on Wednesdsay questioned whether Celebrex and other pain relievers might raise the same risk of heart problems as those blamed on the arthritis medicine Vioxx.