FDA advisers back Celebrex for children despite risks
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Children as young as 2 who suffer from arthritis can be treated with Celebrex , but to ensure the painkiller doesn't put them at later risk for heart attacks, their health should be tracked for decades, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel said yesterday.
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Pfizer Inc. may fall short in convincing federal regulators that its painkiller Celebrex should receive expanded approval to treat children with a devastating form of arthritis, according to documents released Tuesday.
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Description: Pfizer will stop advertising the painkiller Celebrex after discussions with the Food and Drug Administration. A study linked Celebrex to an increased risk of heart problems, but the company plans to keep it on the market.
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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...
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Pfizer on Sunday reaffirmed its commitment to Celebrex, its blockbuster prescription medication for pain and inflammation from arthritis, despite a disclosure last week that the drug had increased the risk of heart attacks, strokes and death among some
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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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Pfizer Inc., the world&#39;s biggest drugmaker, defended its painkiller Celebrex after a researcher&#39;s suggestion the medication may be linked to heart risks sent the stock down as much as 8.3 percent.
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The FDA says that although its decision is to not ban the drug, that possibilty is not ruled out. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The US Food and Drug Administration decided Friday not to recall Celebrex but it has not ruled out the possibility.
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BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- Celebrex, a painkiller prescribed to people with arthritis, is still selling well in Shanghai even though US experts recently found an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes for patients taking high dosages of the drug.
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NEW YORK/OTTAWA  - Pfizer Inc. PFE.N said on  Thursday its arthritis drug Celebrex was safe after a report in  a Canadian newspaper linked it to 14 deaths,
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Drug giant Pfizer Inc. reiterated Thursday that its arthritis drug Celebrex was safe to use after competitor Merck &amp; Co. pulled its arthritis drug Vioxx off the market worldwide after studies showed it raised the risk of heart attack.
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GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - Current data do not show Pfizer Inc.'s pain reliever Celebrex is safe for treating rheumatoid arthritis in children, a U.S. advisory panel narrowly ruled on Wednesday.
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration said on Thursday it "generally supports" an  advisory panel's conclusion this week that antidepressants  sometimes raise the risk of suicidal behavior in youth.
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NEW YORK - On. Dec. 17, the US Food and Drug Administration released a statement relating to Pfizer&#39;s (nyse: PFE - news - people ) Celebrex.
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The safety of Celebrex and other pain relievers was questioned Wednesday as scientists in the United States and regulatory agencies in Europe said they feared such drugs might raise the same risk of heart problems as those blamed on the arthritis medicine Vioxx.
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FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- A week after drug giant Merck & Co. withdrew its arthritis drug Vioxx from the market, doubts are being raised about the safety of the two other approved medications in this class, Bextra and Celebrex.
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U.S. health officials urged doctors  on Friday to consider prescribing alternatives to Pfizer Inc.'s   arthritis drug Celebrex while regulators weigh new data on  heart risks.