FDA: Options Open on Naproxen, Celebrex
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The head of the U.S. drug safety  agency on Tuesday said the United States was keeping "all  regulatory options open" as it studied data showing increased  heart risks from some painkillers.
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The Food and Drug Administration should immediately yank Celebrex and Bextra from the market to protect Americans from the drugs' heart risks, according to a petition filed with the agency yesterday by Public Citizen. The petition also requests that the FDA freeze applications for Arcoxia and Prexige -- two painkillers under development -- for the same reason.
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The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to users of the over-the-counter pain reliever naproxen Monday after federal researchers found an increased number of heart attacks and strokes among users.
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The White House says the Food and Drug administration is doing a &quot;spectacular&quot; job. Really? The FDA didn&#39;t respond to warning signs that block-buster painkillers like Celebrex and Vioxx increased the risk of heart attacks.
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Patients who were switched from the prescription pain reliever Vioxx, taken off the market in September, to Celebrex or Aleve want to know what they should do now that the safety of both alternatives is being questioned.
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Scientists in the United States and Great Britain are calling for a fresh look at Celebrex and other medications similar to Vioxx, the heavily advertised arthritis
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about the generic drug naproxen, after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) halted a clinical trial involving patients at risk of developing Alzheimers.
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Dec. 21--Naproxen, a common painkiller sold under the brand name Aleve, appears to increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, the government said yesterday, making it the third major painkilling drug linked to heart problems in recent months.
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GAITHERSBURG, Md.  - U.S. scientific advisers  began hearing evidence on Wednesday about the benefits and  risks of pain killers taken by millions of Americans as  regulators weigh moves following Merck & Co. Inc.'s recall of  its arthritis pill Vioxx.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 23  - US regulators called Thursday for use of Pfizer&#39;s painkilling drugs Celebrex and Bextra to be limited, urging doctors to keep in mind indications of higher heart attack and stroke risks.
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Consumers looking for alternatives to Vioxx have other painkillers to choose from, ranging from similar prescription drugs such as Celebrex to that old medicine-chest standby, aspirin.
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Naproxen, a common painkiller sold under the brand name Aleve, appears to increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, the government said yesterday, making it the third major painkilling drug linked to heart problems in recent months.
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Across the country, 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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For millions of Americans, the latest news is a great big pain in the neck, or maybe it&#39;s the shoulder. The Big Three of anti-inflammatory drugs - Vioxx, Celebrex and now Aleve - are believed to be potential health risks for patients.
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GAITHERSBURG, Md.  - Rival drug giants Pfizer Inc.  PFE.N and Merck & Co. Inc. MRK.N argued conflicting views  of the dangers of their pain relievers on Wednesday to U.S.  science advisers weighing the risks of medicines similar to  recalled arthritis drug Vioxx.
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WASHINGTON - With Vioxx off the market and heart-risk questions being raised about Celebrex and Aleve, what is someone who needs pain relief to do?
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Description: A study finds that naproxen, a popular painkiller sold by prescription and also over the counter as Aleve, can increase the risk of heart attacks and stroke.