FDA Warning on Celebrex Adds to Pfizer&#39;s Woes
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Dec. 19--Pfizer, the world&#39;s biggest drug maker, and the rest of the pharmaceutical sector will come under renewed pressure this week after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned doctors to consider
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A Canadian class-action lawsuit has been  launched against Pfizer Inc. alleging that its arthritis drug  Celebrex caused cardiovascular side effects, the law firm  launching the suit said on Friday.
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SINGAPORE : Doctors in the United States have warned that painkillers Bextra and Celebrex may be linked to major cardiovascular problems and should not be prescribed.
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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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NEW YORK - Pfizer Inc. said it found an increased risk of heart attacks for patients taking high dosages of its top-selling painkiller Celebrex, the same problem that led to the withdrawal of its one-time competitor Vioxx.
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Pfizer yesterday said new data showed the painkiller, Celebrex, more than doubled the risk of heart attacks, sending the US drugmaker&#39;s shares plunging.
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St Petersburg - There&#39;s a new warning out about another popular pain pill that could be dangerous for your heart. Drug maker Pfizer says recent studies show an increased risk of heart problems in people who take Celebrex.
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Drug company Pfizer said today it is continuing to promote its arthritis drug Celebrex to doctors despite reports it more than doubles the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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Pfizer said today that it had found an increased risk of heart troubles in some people taking higher dosages of Celebrex.
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The nation&#39;s top arthritis painkiller, Celebrex, raises the risk of major heart problems when taken at high doses, the drug&#39;s maker said Friday.
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Another blockbuster painkiller, Celebrex, has been found to raise the risk of heart attacks when taken in high doses, the drug&#39;s maker said yesterday.
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Pfizer (PFE) said Friday that it has received new information about the cardiovascular safety of its popular arthritis drug Celebrex, based on an analysis of a long-term cancer trial, but it has no plans to withdraw the drug.
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Documents from Canadian health authorities show that Pfizer Inc.&#39;s painkiller Celebrex is suspected of contributing to at least 14 deaths and other heart and brain side effects, according to the National Post newspaper in Toronto.
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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.
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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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Another shock hit the drug sector Friday when pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. announced that it found an increased heart risk to patients for its blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex.
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Celebrex, the nation&#39;s leading painkiller, raises the risk of heart attack when taken at very high doses, the drug&#39;s maker said Friday in the latest blow to a class of powerful and widely touted drugs.