Uruguay bans sales of medicine containing rofecoxib
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The Uruguayan government has decided to ban the sales of medicine containing rofecoxib, which is used against arthritis and severe pain, local media reported Saturday.
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Doctors writing in a prominent medical  journal on Friday recommended that physicians stop prescribing  Pfizer Inc.'s Bextra painkiller, just as a large study found  the drugmaker's sister drug, Celebrex,  doubled risk of heart  attacks.
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US health regulators recommended on Thursday that doctors limit prescribing painkillers like Pfizer Inc.&#39;s Celebrex and Bextra, in light of recent evidence that they may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it is banning the import from China of five species of fish because they may be contaminated with medications.
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NEW YORK  - US drug giant Pfizer said it will stop advertising painkiller Celebrex after a trial indicated a heart-attack risk at high doses, but vowed to carry on sales.
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Doctors writing in a prominent medical  journal on Friday recommended that physicians stop prescribing  Pfizer Inc.'s Bextra painkiller, just as a large study found  the drug maker's sister drug, Celebrex, doubled risk of heart  attacks.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday ordered an end to the manufacturing and distribution of certain cough and cold medicines containing the expectorant guaifenesin that are sold without the agency's approval.
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Doctors who led three studies  showing prescription painkillers called COX-2 inhibitors raise  the risk of heart attacks and stroke said on Tuesday the whole  class of drugs was in danger of being pulled from the market.
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Consumers are advised that all over-the-counter pain medications should be used only as the label directs. While Celebrex and Bextra remain on the market, Merck recently withdrew its COX-2 Vioxx because of the increased risk of cardiovascular events.
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Doctors who led three studies showing prescription painkillers called COX-2 inhibitors raise the risk of heart attacks and stroke said on Tuesday the whole class of drugs was in danger of being pulled from the market.
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is preventing an agency scientist from presenting the largest, most up-to-date study of popular painkillers like Bextra, Celebrex and Vioxx during an FDA meeting next week on heart risks posed by the drugs, a US senator charged.
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Kaiser Permanente has stopped dispensing Bextra, an arthritis and pain drug made by Pfizer that may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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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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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered the review of preventative studies involving Pfizer Inc.'s painkillers Celebrex and Bextra, in light of recent evidence they may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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WASHINGTON - Doctors are advised to limit their use of anti-inflammatory drugs linked to a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, US regulators said Thursday.
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A popular painkiller is being withdrawn from the market over concerns about links with overdoses.
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Novartis AG, Switzerland s largest drugmaker, withdrew an application for European Union approval of its experimental Prexige, a painkiller similar to Merck & Co.