Pfizer: Painkiller may pose increased cardiovascular risk
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Drugmaker Pfizer announced Friday that its painkiller Celebrex puts patients at &quot;increased cardiovascular risk&quot; for heart problems, citing a long-term cancer study.
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It might not just be Vioxx that carries a risk of heart problems. Scientists and European regulators say users of similar pain-relief medications also may have cause for concern.
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The drug maker says a three-year study of the arthritis pain medication demonstrated a higher risk of heart attack and stroke in patients using the drug.
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US drug giant Pfizer has said a trial had found a sharp rise in heart attacks for patients using its Celebrex arthritis and pain medicine but it would not immediately withdraw the treatment.
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Two leading heart experts called for urgent investigations on Wednesday into whether all painkilling drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors may raise the risk of heart attack in some people.
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Recent studies have suggested that Celebrex and Bextra may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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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 a move that sent patients, doctors and investors scrambling, Pfizer said yesterday a government study indicated its Celebrex painkiller more than doubled the risk of heart attacks.
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Nov. 10, 2004 (New Orleans) -- A leading heart researcher says the painkiller Bextra increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes and may pose a greater risk than Vioxx.
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Two leading heart experts called for  urgent investigations on Wednesday into whether all painkilling  drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors may raise the risk of heart  attack in some people.
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We have today been informed of new clinical trial data for celecoxib (Celebrex), showing an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and death (relative to placebo).
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FRIDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Pfizer Inc. said Friday that a study of its popular pain drug Celebrex in cancer patients had found an apparent increased risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular problems.
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A type of arthritis drug raises blood pressure more than other painkillers, scientists say.
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WASHINGTON - A painkiller linked to potentially fatal heart disease may contribute to hardening of the arteries in young women. Merck and Co&#39;s arthritis drug Vioxx was pulled from the market in September after
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Pfizer Inc. said it found an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes for patients taking high dosages of its top-selling arthritis painkiller Celebrex -- the same problem that led to the withdrawal of its one-time competitor, Vioxx.
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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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More evidence of how painkillers called COX-2 inhibitors can raise the risk of heart disease was published Monday, showing Pfizer Inc.'s Bextra can triple the risk of heart attack and stroke in certain patients.